Modeling real life an astronomical unit (au) is the average distance between earth and the sun. use the table that shows
the distance of each planet in our solar system from the sun.
how much farther is jupiter from the sun than mercury?
planet
mercury
venus
earth
mars
jupiter
saturn
uranus
neptune
average distance
from the sun
(au)
0.387
0.723
1.000
1.524
5.203
9.537
19.189
30.07