Solar System Scale Quick Check

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Question
A student uses a diagram to show the scale sizes of the planets. Which planet’s diameter would be approximately the distance across the United States?(1 point)
Responses

Uranus
Uranus

Neptune
Neptune

Jupiter
Jupiter

Mercury

1 answer

The diameter of Jupiter would be approximately the distance across the United States. Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system and has a diameter of about 86,881 miles (139,822 kilometers), which is comparable to the distance across the contiguous United States.