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?

Answer 1

To determine the approximate diameter in kilometers of a planet with a 12 cm diameter in the scale model, we need to divide the 12 cm by the scale factor of 10,000 km/cm:

12 cm / 10,000 km/cm = 0.0012 km

Therefore, in the scale model, a planet with a diameter of approximately 12 cm represents a planet with a diameter of approximately 0.0012 km.

Answer 2

wrong

Answer 3

Apologies for the mistake. Let's try again.

In the scale model where 1 cm represents 10,000 km, to find the diameter of a planet that is represented by 12 cm, we'll multiply the diameter of the model (12 cm) by the scale factor (10,000 km/cm) to get the actual diameter.

Diameter = 12 cm * 10,000 km/cm = 120,000 km

Therefore, in this scale model, a planet with a diameter of approximately 12 cm represents a planet with a diameter of approximately 120,000 km.

Answer 4

what planet

Answer 5

I apologize for the confusion. To determine which planet would have a diameter of approximately 12 cm in the scale model, we need to compare the actual diameters of the planets to the converted value in the model.

The actual diameter of the planets are as follows:
- Mercury: 4,879 km
- Venus: 12,104 km
- Earth: 12,742 km
- Mars: 6,779 km
- Jupiter: 139,820 km
- Saturn: 116,460 km
- Uranus: 50,724 km
- Neptune: 49,244 km

Using the scale factor of 1 cm = 10,000 km, one can divide the actual diameter of the planets by the scale factor to find their corresponding diameter in the scale model.

Dividing the actual diameters of the planets by 10,000 km, we find the following values:
- Mercury: 0.4879 cm
- Venus: 1.2104 cm
- Earth: 1.2742 cm
- Mars: 0.6779 cm
- Jupiter: 13.982 cm
- Saturn: 11.646 cm
- Uranus: 5.0724 cm
- Neptune: 4.9244 cm

Based on this conversion, none of the planets have a diameter of approximately 12 cm in the scale model.