Question

Express the distance between the moon and earth in meters with a meter prefix (km).

Answer 1

Answer:

$0.384 Gm$

Explanation:

The average distance between the moon and earth is  384,400 km

Why average distance? Well, the Moon is not always the same distance from Earth, its orbit is not a perfect circle.  

Expressing this distance in meters we have:

$384000km*\frac{1000m}{1km}=0.384*10^9m$

Since 1 gigameter (Gm) is $10^9 m$:

$0.384*10^9m=0.384 Gm$

Answer 2

Answer;

= 3.86 × 10^8 Meters

Explanation;

-The distance between the Earth and the moon is 386000 km

But; 1 km = 1000 m

Therefore; 386000 km will be equivalent to;

= 386000 × 1000

= 386000000 m

= 3.86 × 10^8 meters