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
Mercury
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
Mercury and Neptune
Mercury and Neptune
Mars and Jupiter
Mars and Jupiter
Uranus and Saturn
Uranus and Saturn
Earth and Venus
Earth and Venus
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
Jupiter
Jupiter
Saturn
Saturn
Earth
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Which planet will have a diameter that is approximately ten times larger than Mercury on a scale model?(1 point)
Responses
Neptune
Neptune
Mars
Mars
Jupiter
Jupiter
Venus
To determine which planet's diameter would be approximately the distance across the United States, you need to compare the sizes of the planets to the width of the United States.
Firstly, you would need to find the diameter of each planet. The diameter is the distance across the widest part of a sphere, which in this case, represents the planets.
Then, you would need to find the approximate distance across the United States. The United States' width can be estimated by looking at a map or using online resources.
Once you have both measurements, you can compare them to find the planet with a diameter that is closest to the width of the United States.