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The table shows planets and their diameter Planet Mercury Venus Earth Diameter 4,870 km 1.21 x 104 km 1.28 x 104 km 6.79 x 10 km Mars Which of the following lists the diameter of each planet in order from least to greatest? Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth Venus. Earth, Mercury, Mars C. Mars, Mercury, Venus, Earth C D. Earth. Venus, Mars, Mercury r

The table shows planets and their diameter Planet Mercury Venus Earth Diameter 4,870 km-example-1
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Answer:

Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth

Step-by-step explanation:

First, we need to find the equivalent diameter for every planet, so:


\begin{gathered} \text{Mercury = 4870 km} \\ \text{Venus = 1.21}*10^4\text{ km = 1.21 }*10000\text{ km = 12100 km} \\ \text{Earth = 1.28 }*10^{4\text{ }}\operatorname{km}\text{ = 1.28 }*10000\text{ km = 12800 km} \\ \text{Mars = 6.}79*10^{3\text{ }}\operatorname{km}\text{ = }6.79\text{ }*\text{ 1000 km = }6790\text{ km} \end{gathered}

Therefore, we can list them from least to greatest as:

4870 km, 6790 km, 12100 km, and 12800 km

or

Mercury, Mars, Venus, and Earth

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