George uses crayons to draw a model of the solar system on a sheet of paper. What is a limitation of this model?

A.
The model cannot show that the planets differ in size.
B.
George cannot place the planets in the correct order from the Sun.
C.
The model cannot show that the planets differ in color.
D.
George cannot move the planets around the Sun.

1 answer

The most appropriate limitation of George's crayon model of the solar system is:

A. The model cannot show that the planets differ in size.

This is because a drawing typically cannot accurately represent the vast differences in size between the planets, especially when scaling them to fit on a standard sheet of paper. Option B is incorrect because he can still place the planets in the correct order; option C, while valid in a certain context, is less significant than size; and option D is also irrelevant since the drawing doesn’t represent actual movement in space.