Scale of the Solar System

Why are most models of the solar system not drawn to scale?

• If the orbits are drawn to scale, the scale model planets would be too BIG to fit.
• If the orbits are drawn to scale, the scale model planets would be too SMALL to be seen.
• If the orbits are drawn to scale, the scale model planets would be TOUCHING each other.
• It is IMPOSSIBLE to make a scale model of the solar system anywhere.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which correctly describes the distance and size of the planets?

• The four inner planets are SMALLER and CLOSER TOGETHER than the four outer planets.
• The four inner planets are LARGER and CLOSER TOGETHER than the four outer planets.
• The four inner planets are SMALLER and FARTHER APART than the four outer planets.
• The four inner planets are LARGER and FARTHER APART than the four outer planets.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

At this scale, how big is the Earth compared to the Sun?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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At this scale, how far is the Earth from the Sun?

• A
• B
• C
• D (off the screen, 20 feet away)

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Why is it necessary to make a scale model of the solar system?

• Because the solar system is much too small to study in its original size
• Because the solar system is 4.5 billion years old
• Because the solar system cannot be crossed within our lifetime
• Because the solar system is too large to study full sized

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

To make a scale model of the solar system, you need to...

• shrink ONLY the distance between the planets
• shrink ONLY the size of the planets
• shrink the distance AND the size of the planets, by DIFFERENT amounts
• shrink the distance AND the size of the planets, by THE SAME amount

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

At this scale, how big is the Moon compared to the Earth?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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At this scale, how far is the Moon from the Earth?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

No single model can ________________ show all information.

• Models
• Completely
• Multiple
• To scale

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Which model would be best to show WHERE the solar system is compared to other objects in space?

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