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
Neptune
Neptune
Mercury
Mercury
Jupiter
Jupiter
Uranus
Neptune
To determine which planet's diameter would be approximately the distance across the United States, we need to compare the sizes of the planets to the size of the United States. The distance across the United States, from the East Coast to the West Coast, is approximately 2,800 miles.
Comparing this to the sizes of the planets, we find:
- Neptune has a diameter of approximately 30,599 miles.
- Mercury has a diameter of approximately 3,032 miles.
- Jupiter has a diameter of approximately 86,881 miles.
- Uranus has a diameter of approximately 31,763 miles.
Based on these measurements, the planet whose diameter would be approximately the distance across the United States is Mercury, with a diameter of approximately 3,032 miles.