Question

Use this paragraph: A scale model of the solar system shows a dot placed at the center to represent the sun. Mercury is approximately 60,000,000 km from the sun and is placed on the model at a distance of 10 cm from the dot. Likewise, the Earth is approximately 150,000,000 km from the sun.

At which distance from the dot should Earth be placed in the model?

Answer 1

In the scale model of the solar system, where the dot represents the sun and Mercury is placed 10 cm away from it (representing a distance of approximately 60,000,000 km), the Earth, which is approximately 150,000,000 km away from the sun, should be placed at a distance of 25 cm from the dot on the model.