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Lewis is making a model of the Earth-Moon system. He knows that the diameter of the Earth is about four times greater than the diameter of the Moon. He uses a globe that is 16 inches in diameter to represent the Earth and a balloon that is blown up to be 4 inches in diameter to represent the Moon.

What property of the Earth-Moon system is best represented by this model?
A.
the size of the actual Earth and Moon
B.
the relative scale of the Earth and Moon
C.
the appearance of the Earth and Moon
D.
the materials that make up the Earth and Moon

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The property of the Earth-Moon system that is best represented by this model is:

B. the relative scale of the Earth and Moon

The model uses a globe and a balloon with diameters that have a proportional relationship, where the size of the Earth is represented as being about four times larger than that of the Moon, accurately depicting their relative sizes.