Question

The distance between the Sun and the Earth is 1.496 × 10^11 m and the distance between the
Earth and the Moon is 3.84 ×10^8m. During solar eclipse, the Moon comes in between the Earth and the Sun. At that time, what is the distance between the Moon and the Sun.​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

The distance between the sun and the earth is 1496×10

8

m

As 1 km=1000 m

⇒1.496×10

8

km=1.496×10

8

×10

3

m=1496×10

8

m

And 3.84×10

8

m is the distance between the earth and the moon.

During solar eclipse the Moon comes in between the Earth and the Sun.

So,

Distance between moon and the sun = distance of earth from sun - distance of earth from the moon

=(1496×10

8

−3.84×10

8

) m

=(1496−3.84)×10

8

=1492.16×10

8

m.