Jupiter is about 5 AU from the Sun. In a ten billion to one scale model, Jupiter is
A)less than one meter from the Sun.
B)about 15 meters from the Sun.
C)about 75 meters from the Sun.
D)about a kilometer from the Sun.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

We need to multiply the distance of Jupiter from the Sun (5 AU) by 10 billion to get its scaled distance in meters.

5 AU x 10 billion = 50 billion meters

Therefore, in the model, Jupiter would be about 75 meters from the Sun (since 50 billion meters divided by 666,666.6667 = 75 meters).

So the correct answer is choice C.

Jupiter Is About 5 AU from the Sun