the sun is approximately ten times the size of the planet jupiter.\nif a basketball with a diameter of about…

the sun is approximately ten times the size of the planet jupiter.\nif a basketball with a diameter of about 24 cm is used to represent the sun, which of the following should be used to represent jupiter?\na softball with a diameter of 8.9 cm\na golf ball with a diameter of 4.2 cm\na tennis ball with a diameter of 6.5 cm\na marble with a diameter of 2.5 cm

the sun is approximately ten times the size of the planet jupiter.\nif a basketball with a diameter of about 24 cm is used to represent the sun, which of the following should be used to represent jupiter?\na softball with a diameter of 8.9 cm\na golf ball with a diameter of 4.2 cm\na tennis ball with a diameter of 6.5 cm\na marble with a diameter of 2.5 cm

Answer

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate Jupiter's diameter in the model

Since the Sun is approximately ten times the size of Jupiter, if the Sun's model (basketball) has a diameter of (d_{Sun} = 24) cm, then Jupiter's model diameter (d_{Jupiter}) is (d_{Jupiter}=\frac{d_{Sun}}{10}). [d_{Jupiter}=\frac{24}{10}=2.4] cm.

Answer:

A marble with a diameter of 2.5 cm (closest to the calculated 2.4 cm)