Which planet is approximately four times larger than the diameter of Venus on a scale model?(1 point)
Responses
Neptune
Neptune
Mercury
Mercury
Earth
Earth
Mars
On a scale model, if a planet is approximately four times larger than the diameter of Venus, then none of the options given (Neptune, Mercury, Earth, Mars) are correct.
Venus has a diameter of around 12,104 kilometers. The only planet in our solar system that is approximately four times larger than that would be Jupiter, which has a diameter of about 139,820 kilometers.
Here is a rough comparison of the diameters of the given options relative to Venus:
- Mercury: 4,880 km (smaller than Venus)
- Earth: 12,742 km (slightly larger than Venus)
- Mars: 6,779 km (smaller than Venus)
- Neptune: 49,244 km (larger than Venus but not four times larger)
Jupiter is the correct response if the question is seeking a planet approximately four times the diameter of Venus. If you must choose from the given options, Neptune would be the largest, but it is not four times larger than Venus.