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)
• Mercury
• Jupiter
• Neptune
© Uranus
Jupiter
To determine which planet's diameter would be approximately the distance across the United States, we need to compare the sizes of the planets.
The distance across the United States is roughly 2,800 miles or about 4,500 kilometers.
Let's look at the approximate diameters of the planets:
- Mercury: approximately 3,032 miles or 4,879 kilometers in diameter
- Jupiter: approximately 86,881 miles or 139,820 kilometers in diameter
- Neptune: approximately 30,599 miles or 49,244 kilometers in diameter
- Uranus: approximately 31,518 miles or 50,724 kilometers in diameter
Comparing these measurements, we can see that none of the planet's diameters closely match the distance across the United States.
Therefore, the answer is none of the above.
To determine which planet's diameter would be approximately the distance across the United States, you would first need to know the actual diameter of the planets and the distance across the United States.
1. Find the diameter of each planet:
- Mercury's diameter is approximately 4,879 kilometers.
- Jupiter's diameter is approximately 139,820 kilometers.
- Neptune's diameter is approximately 49,244 kilometers.
- Uranus's diameter is approximately 50,724 kilometers.
2. Find the distance across the United States:
- The distance across the United States from the East Coast to the West Coast is approximately 4,800 kilometers.
3. Compare the diameter of each planet with the distance across the United States:
- Mercury's diameter is smaller than the distance across the United States.
- Jupiter's diameter is much larger than the distance across the United States.
- Neptune's diameter is bigger than the distance across the United States.
- Uranus's diameter is bigger than the distance across the United States.
Based on this comparison, we can conclude that neither Mercury nor Jupiter have a diameter approximately equal to the distance across the United States. However, both Neptune and Uranus have diameters bigger than the distance across the United States. Therefore, the correct answer would be either Neptune or Uranus, as both their diameters would be approximately equal to the distance across the United States.
ANSWERS ARE:
1.Mercury
2.Earth and Venus
3.Saturn
4.Neptune