Solar System Scale

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What makes creating a model of the solar system challenging?

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The solar system is so big and the objects in it are so small in comparison.

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How do the distances between the inner planets compare to the distances between the outer planets?

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The distances between the outer planets are much larger.

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What does a model of the solar system accurately show?

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The size differences among the planets.

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What does a model of the solar system NOT show?

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The accurate relative distances between planets.

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What are the inner planets of the solar system?

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.

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What are the outer planets of the solar system?

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

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Why is scale important in a solar system model?

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Scale helps to represent the relative sizes and distances of planets accurately.

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What is the average distance from the Earth to the Sun?

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About 93 million miles or 150 million kilometers.

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What is the term for the path a planet takes around the Sun?

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Orbit.

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Which planet is known as the 'Red Planet'?

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Mars.