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What should a model of the solar system primarily show?
What should a model of the solar system primarily show?
- Relative sizes of the planets and their distances from the Sun (correct)
- Relative colors of the planets
- Relative rotation speeds of the planets
- Relative temperatures of the planets
Why is it important to show the relative sizes of the planets in the model?
Why is it important to show the relative sizes of the planets in the model?
- To indicate the planets' orbital periods
- To emphasize the planets' magnetic fields
- To demonstrate the variations in planetary mass (correct)
- To illustrate the different planetary atmospheres
What would be an incorrect emphasis for the model of the solar system?
What would be an incorrect emphasis for the model of the solar system?
- Emphasizing the relative distances between moons
- Emphasizing the relative sizes of the Sun and the planets (correct)
- Emphasizing the relative distances between the planets and the Moon
- Emphasizing the relative distances between the planets and the stars
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