Something That Is 1000 Km Away Has an Angular Size

question 8

Multiple Choice

Something that is 1000 km away has an angular size of 2 seconds of arc.Approximately how big is it?

• A)1 m
• B)10 m
• C)100 m
• D)1 km

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