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) Responses Earth Earth Mars Mars Jupiter Jupiter Saturn

Answer 1

To determine which planet has a diameter of approximately 12 cm in the scale model where 1 cm equals 10,000 km, we first need to convert 12 cm to kilometers.

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

Now, we can compare this diameter to the actual diameters of the planets:

• Earth: approximately 12,742 km
• Mars: approximately 6,779 km
• Jupiter: approximately 139,822 km
• Saturn: approximately 116,460 km

The diameter that is closest to 120,000 km in reality is Saturn, which has a diameter of approximately 116,460 km.

So the answer is Saturn.