Solar System Scale Quick Check

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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

Saturn
Saturn

Jupiter

Answer 1

To find out which planet has a diameter of approximately 12 cm in this scale model where 1 cm represents 10,000 km, we first need to convert 12 cm back to kilometers:

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

Now, we can check the actual diameters of the planets:

• Earth's diameter: approximately 12,742 km
• Mars' diameter: approximately 6,779 km
• Saturn's diameter: approximately 116,460 km
• Jupiter's diameter: approximately 139,820 km

In this scenario, the planet with a diameter closest to 120,000 km is Saturn.

So the answer is Saturn.