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Using smaller units to measure very large distances in space creates what issue?A. Very small numbers that are difficult to comprehend.B. Astronomical numbers that change depending on the distant galaxy.C. Very large numbers that are difficult to comprehend.

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When you use small units, like meters or centimeters to measure something really big and distant like space, you will end up with very large numbers, that can be easily misunderstood or even mistaken, this is why scientific notation was created, to help better understand very large and very small values. The answer for this question will be letter C

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