Calculate the Angular Diameter of the Moon with These Known

question 3

Multiple Choice

Calculate the angular diameter of the Moon with these known facts: Moon's linear diameter = 3480 km
Moon's average distance from Earth = 384,000 km
Number of arc seconds in 1 radian = 2.06 x 10⁵

• A) 31 arc seconds
• B) 187 arc seconds
• C) 1750 arc seconds
• D) 1870 arc seconds
• E) 1910 arc seconds

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