21st Century Astronomy And Learning Astronomy By Doing Astronomy (fifth Edition)
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You are making a scale model to visualize the relative sizes of the planets in our solar system. The scale of the model is: 1 cm = 2000 km. The radius of Saturn is 60,000 km. At what radius will Saturn appear on your scale model?
Fill out this data table with information you have collected about the solar system planets.
Characteristics
Unit
Mercury
Venus
Earth
330
10 g
4,870
5,970
Mass
61
928
1,083
Volume
1024 cm
5.4
5.4
50
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Distance from Sun
58
10° km
100
100
Radius
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Crust Thickness
km
Atmosphere Height
km
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Force of Gravity on
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Length of Day
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4,223
88
hours
225
365
Length of Orbit
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167
464
15
Mean Temperature
° C
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Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
102,000
642
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568.000
86,800
The mass of the planet is approximately 74.8 times the mass of Jupiter. Calculate the average density of the planet. Give your answer in grams per cubic centimeter.
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