How Far Away is the Moon? (The Scale of the Universe)

Veritasium
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Veritasium
Resource Type
Instructional Resource
Keywords
moon earth scale model scale of the universe solar system model science literacy moon's orbit
Subjects
Science
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How Far Away is the Moon? (The Scale of the Universe)

If the Earth were the size of a basketball and the moon a tennis ball, how far apart would they be? Diagrams that are not to scale make us think that they're closer than they really are.
Publisher
Veritasium

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