Question

The distance between Earth and Jupiter at the closest point is 5.9 × 10^8 kilometers, and the distance between Earth and Mercury at the closest point is 7.7 × 10^7 kilometers.
The closest distance between Earth and [ ]
is greater than the closest distance between Earth and [ ]
by approximately [ ]
times.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

The closest distance between Earth and Jupiter is greater than the closest distance between Earth and Mercury by approximately 7.66 times'.

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given that,

Distance between Earth and Jupiter = 5.9 × 10⁸ kilometers

Distance between Earth and Mercury = 7.7 × 10⁷ = 0.77 × 10⁸ kilometers

So, we see that,

5.9 × 10⁸ > 0.77 × 10⁸

Also, Ratio = \frac{5.9\times 10^8}{0.77\times 10^8} =7.66

0.77×10

8

5.9×10

8

=7.66

That is,

'The closest distance between Earth and Jupiter is greater than the closest distance between Earth and Mercury by approximately 7.66 times'.

Answer 2

Answer:

• When Venus lies between the Earth and the Sun, a position known as "inferior conjunction", it makes the closest approach to Earth of any planet, lying at a distance of 41 million km during inferior conjunction.