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Why is it difficult to make accuretly scaled model of the solar system in the classroom?
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∙ 12y ago
The outer planets are very far from each other and from the sun compared to the inner planets. Some of the planets are very small, so if the Sun is scaled down too much, these planets may end up as small dots.
To give an idea of sheer distances, see the Maine Solar System model at the related link below.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe range of sizes and distances is too great. The distance from the Sun to Neptune is about 3200 times as large as the diameter of the Sun itself, so if the Sun is represented by a ball an inch in diameter, the ball representing Neptune would have to be about 270 feet away (and would be about 1mm in diameter). Earth would be about a quarter of that and would be around 9 feet from the "Sun".
In a large classroom, the inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars) would fit on this scale, as long as you didn't mind using a dust speck to represent Mercury.
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∙ 13y agoYou can use a grapefruit as the sun, a skittle as Jupiter and Saturn peppercorns for Uranus and Neptune, a Mustard Seed for mercury and small sprinkles for Mars, Earth, and Venus.
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∙ 12y agobecause the planets are so different in size that it would be like a marble is earth and Jupiter is, oh, a big excercise ball. too different.
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