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Question
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

Earth and Venus
Earth and Venus

Uranus and Saturn
Uranus and Saturn

Mercury and Neptune
Mercury and Neptune

Mars and Jupiter

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Mars and Jupiter

Answer 2

[AI-generated answer — Step-by-Step Bot]

To determine which two planets should be the closest in diameter on the model, we need to identify the two planets with the most similar diameters. Looking at the given values, we see that Earth has a diameter of 12,800 km and Venus has a diameter of 12,100 km. Hence, the two planets that should be the closest in diameter on the model are Earth and Venus. The correct response is Earth and Venus.