Suppose a student develops a scale model of the planets. Which two planets should be the closest in diameter on the model?
Comparison of Planet Size
Planet Diameter (km)
Mercury 4,800
Venus 12,100
Earth 12,800
Mars 6,700
Jupiter 143,000
Saturn 120,000
Uranus 51,100
Neptune 50,000(1 point)
Responses
Uranus and Saturn
Uranus and Saturn
Earth and Venus
Earth and Venus
Mars and Jupiter
Mars and Jupiter
Mercury and Neptune
Mercury and Neptune
1 answer
Mercury and Mars would be the closest in diameter on the scale model, with diameters of 4,800 km and 6,700 km respectively.