Assume the size of the Sun is represented by a baseball (diameter about 7 cm).At this scale the Earth is about 15 metres (150 million kilometres,or 8 light minutes)away.How far away,to scale,would the nearest stars to the Sun be? Pick the closest answer.
A)100 metres away
B)about the distance across 50 soccer fields (50 x 100 metres, or 5 kilometres)
C)about the distance between Toronto and Windsor (330 kilometres)
D)about the distance from Toronto to Vancouver (4300 kilometres)

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The nearest star to the Sun is Proxima Centauri, which is about 4.24 light years away. At the scale of the baseball representing the Sun, this would be approximately 55,000 km away. The closest choice to this distance is D, which is about 4300 km (Toronto to Vancouver).

Assume the Size of the Sun Is Represented by a Baseball