Scaling Planetary Distances and Sizes

To measure the actual size of planets

To scale down the size and distance of planets

To increase the size of planets

To create new planets

1 meter

1 millimeter

1 kilometer

1 centimeter

Subtract the scale from the diameter

Divide the diameter by the scale

Add the scale to the diameter

Multiply the diameter by the scale

12,100 kilometers

4879 kilometers

696 million kilometers

58 million kilometers

To convert kilometers to centimeters

To convert centimeters to kilometers

To convert meters to millimeters

To convert millimeters to meters

0.701 centimeters

0.0701 centimeters

7.01 centimeters

70.1 centimeters

Add 2 to the diameter

Subtract 2 from the diameter

Multiply the diameter by 2

Divide the diameter by 2

3.5 centimeters

1.73 centimeters

0.35 centimeters

0.87 centimeters

4879 kilometers

110 million kilometers

12,100 kilometers

58 million kilometers

Move the decimal three places to the right

Move the decimal five places to the right

Move the decimal seven places to the right

Move the decimal two places to the right