Scale Model of the Universe

Relative diameter

100

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Earth's diameter is 12,800 km.

If Jupiter's diameter is 142,000 km, what is it's relative diameter compared to earth?

11.01

200

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Earth's diameter is 12,800 km.

If Mar's diameter is 6,800 km, what is it's relative diameter compared to earth?

0.5

300

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Earth's diameter is 12,800 km.

If Mar's diameter is 4,800 km, what is it's relative diameter compared to earth?

0.4

400

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Earth's diameter is 12,800 km.

If Neptune's diameter is 49500 km, what is it's relative diameter compared to earth?

3.9

500

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Earth's diameter is 12,800 km.

If Saturn's diameter is 120,000 km, what is it's relative diameter compared to earth?

9.4

600

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Earth's diameter is 12,800 km.

If Uranus' diameter is 51,800 km, what is it's relative diameter compared to earth?

4.0

700

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Earth's diameter is 12,800 km.

If Venus' diameter is 12,100 km, what is it's relative diameter compared to earth?

0.9

Proportion/relative distance

100

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 Earth is 150 Million km from the sun. That is 1 AU

 If mercury is 58 million km, how many AU is that?

0.4

200

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Earth is 150 Million km from the sun. That is 1 AU.

If Venus is 108 million km, how many AU is that?

0.7

300

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Earth is 150 Million km from the sun. That is 1 AU.

If Mars is 228 million km, how many AU is that?

1.5 AU

400

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Earth is 150 Million km from the sun. That is 1 AU.

If Jupiter is 778 million km, how many AU is that?

5.2

500

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Earth is 150 Million km from the sun. That is 1 AU.

If Jupiter is 778 million km, how many AU is that?

5.2

600

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Earth is 150 Million km from the sun. That is 1 AU.

If Saturn is 1.43 billion km, how many AU is that?

9.5

700

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Earth is 150 Million km from the sun. That is 1 AU.

If Uranus is 2.87 billion km, how many AU is that?

19.1

800

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Earth is 150 Million km from the sun. That is 1 AU.

If Neptune is 4.5 billion km, how many AU is that?

30

Composition/ size

100

This is closest planet to the sun and smallest. It has a rocky composition

what is mercury

200

This planet is know as a gas giant. It is the biggest planet in the solar system

Jupiter

300

This Planet is a twin of the Earth. It has a rocky compostion with a poisonous atmosphere

Venus

400

This planet is almost a twin of Jupiter. It is a gas giant, with a circle of famous rings

saturn

500

This planet is rocky with half of earth's diameter. It has a thin atmosphere and is the most explored planet besides earth

Mars

600

This is the farthest planet in our solar system. It is also a gas giant with freezing temperature

 Neptune

700

This planet is 7th planet from the sun. It is very similar to Neptune in size. It is also a gas giant

Uranus

Naming a Planet

100

This planet was named after the swiftest of Roman gods

Mercury

200

This planet was named after the Roman god of love

Venus

300

This planet was named after the Roman god of war

Mars

400

This planet's name was giving by the germanic word for dirt

Earth