Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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Chapter 24.5B, Problem 4A
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The distance of Proxima Centauri from Earth in miles and kilometers.
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The astronomical unit (AU) is used for measuring distance within the solar system. One astronomical unit is equal to the average distance of Earth from the Sun. 1 AU equals to 150 million kilometers.
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Chapter 24 Solutions
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
Ch. 24.1 - Prob. 1ACh. 24.1 - Prob. 2ACh. 24.1 - Prob. 3ACh. 24.1 - Prob. 4ACh. 24.1 - Prob. 5ACh. 24.2 - Prob. 1ACh. 24.2 - Prob. 2ACh. 24.3 - Prob. 1ACh. 24.3 - Prob. 2ACh. 24.3 - Prob. 3A
Ch. 24.3 - Prob. 4ACh. 24.3 - Prob. 5ACh. 24.3 - Prob. 6ACh. 24.3 - Prob. 7ACh. 24.4 - Prob. 1ACh. 24.4 - Prob. 2ACh. 24.5A - Prob. 1ACh. 24.5A - Prob. 2ACh. 24.5A - Prob. 3ACh. 24.5B - Prob. 1ACh. 24.5B - Prob. 2ACh. 24.5B - Prob. 3ACh. 24.5B - Prob. 4ACh. 24.6 - Prob. 1ACh. 24.6 - Prob. 2ACh. 24.7 - Prob. 1ACh. 24.7 - Prob. 2ACh. 24.7 - Prob. 3ACh. 24.7 - Prob. 4ACh. 24.7 - Prob. 5ACh. 24.7 - Prob. 6ACh. 24.7 - Prob. 7ACh. 24.7 - Prob. 8ACh. 24.7 - Prob. 9ACh. 24.7 - Prob. 10ACh. 24 - Prob. 1LRCh. 24 - Prob. 2LRCh. 24 - Prob. 3LRCh. 24 - Prob. 4LRCh. 24 - Prob. 5LRCh. 24 - Prob. 6LRCh. 24 - Prob. 7LRCh. 24 - Prob. 8LRCh. 24 - Prob. 9LR
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