Question

The diameter of the moon is a little less than the distance across the United States. Please select the best answer from the choices provided T F

Answer 1

true

Step-by-step explanation:

The diameter of the Moon is 3474 km. The distance across the United States, from Florida to Washington, is 4509.382 km.

Answer 2

It is true that the diameter of the moon is a little less than the distance across the United States.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Moon is the natural satellite of our Earth. It revolves around the Earth due to the gravitational force acting on the moon. The moon also has its own gravitational force. The gravitational force of moon is
`(1)/(6) t h` of the gravitational force on Earth.

The mass of moon is
`7.34 * 10^(22)` kg while the mass of the Earth is
`5.972 * 10^(24)` kg. So the moon’s mass is very very less than that of Earth. So the diameter of moon is found as 3,472 km while the diameter of Earth is 12,742 km.

Thus the dimension of moon is
`(1)/(4) t h` of the dimension of the Earth. Even the diameter of moon is little less than the distance across the United States as the distance across United States is 4509 km.