Which planet will have a diameter that is approximately ten times larger than Mercury on a scale model?(1 point)
Responses
Mars
Mars
Venus
Venus
Neptune
Neptune
Jupiter
To answer this question, we need to compare the diameters of the planets mentioned to Mercury's diameter and find which one is approximately ten times larger. Here are the average diameters of Mercury and the planets mentioned:
- Mercury: 4,880 km
- Mars: 6,779 km
- Venus: 12,104 km
- Neptune: 49,244 km
- Jupiter: 139,820 km
Now, let's find the planet that is approximately ten times larger than Mercury:
- Mars is not ten times larger; it is only slightly larger than Mercury.
- Venus is also not ten times larger; it is roughly 2.5 times the diameter of Mercury.
- Neptune's diameter is roughly ten times larger than Mercury's.
- Jupiter is much more than ten times larger; it is almost 29 times the diameter of Mercury.
Therefore, Neptune is the planet with a diameter that is approximately ten times larger than Mercury's.