Question

Mr reid's science class is developing a scale model of the solar system where the 1,392,000 diameter of the sun is scaled to 1.0 and given that 1 astronomical unit, AU, equals 1.5 x 108 km. Will this model fit in the classroom?

Answer 1

Answer: This model will fit in the classroom.

Explanation:

Since we have given that

Scale model of the solar system :

Diameter of the solar system is given by

`1392000=1.392* 10^6\ km`

And the astronomical unit is equal to

`AU=1.5* 10^8\ km`

So, we can see that

`AU>Diameter`

Hence, This model will fit in the classroom.