Suppose a student develops a scale model of the planets. Which two planets should be the closest in diameter on the model?

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Mercury and Neptune
Mercury and Neptune

Mars and Jupiter
Mars and Jupiter

Earth and Venus
Earth and Venus

Uranus and Saturn

Answer 1

The two planets that should be the closest in diameter on the scale model are Earth and Venus. Their actual diameters are quite similar, with Venus having a diameter of about 12,104 kilometers and Earth having a diameter of about 12,742 kilometers. The difference is relatively small, making them very close in size compared to the differences in sizes between other planets.