The table shows the diameters of paper circles used to represent the planets.
Scale Sizes of the Planets
Planet Diameter (km) Diameter (cm)
Mercury 4,800 0.48
Venus 12,100 1.21
Earth 12,800 1.28
Mars 6,700 0.67
Jupiter 143,000 14.3
Saturn 120,000 12.0
Uranus 51,100 5.11
Neptune 50,000 5.0
What is the scale used in the table?
(1 point)
Responses
1 km = 1,000 cm
1 km = 1,000 cm
1 cm = 10,000 km
1 cm = 10,000 km
1 cm = 1,000 km
1 cm = 1,000 km
1 km = 10,000 cm
The scale used in the table is:
1 km = 10,000 cm
To determine the scale used in the table, we can compare the diameter in kilometers to the diameter in centimeters for one of the planets. Let's take Earth as an example.
The diameter of Earth is given as 12,800 kilometers (km) and 1.28 centimeters (cm) in the table. To determine the scale, we can divide the diameter in kilometers by the diameter in centimeters:
12,800 km / 1.28 cm = 10,000 km/cm
Therefore, the scale used in the table is:
1 km = 10,000 cm