Question

A student creates a scale model of planets where 1 centimeter (cm) is equal to 10.000 kilometers (km). In this model, which planet would have a diameter of approximately 12 cm? (1 point)

Answer 1

To find out which planet would have a diameter of approximately 12 cm in the scale model where 1 cm is equal to 10,000 km, we can first convert the diameter of the planet from centimeters back to kilometers.

Given that 12 cm corresponds to:

\[
12 \text{ cm} \times 10,000 \text{ km/cm} = 120,000 \text{ km}
\]

Now we can compare this value to the actual diameters of the planets in our solar system. The diameter of 120,000 km is approximately the diameter of the planet **Jupiter**, which is about 139,820 km in reality.

Thus, the planet with a diameter of approximately 12 cm in the scale model would be **Jupiter**.