when making a model of the solar system with my 10 yr old son, how big should we make the sun (the largest planet being about the size of an orange)
2006-11-11 09:54:35 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
lol, i do realize the sun realistically should be much bigger i just want to know what people generally do
2006-11-11 10:00:21 · update #1
You may need to do the scale model in reverse - that is, decide on the size you want the sun to be and then make the planets accordingly. These sites may help you.
2006-11-11 10:01:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
if Jupiter is the size of an orange and you want the sun to be scale...It needs to be about the size of the nearest water tower ball, and about that far away.
hope that helps
2006-11-11 09:56:31 · answer #2 · answered by USMCstingray 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I remember in a science film once they said takes ten thousand earths to make jupiter, and then thousand jupiters to make the sun. [Pretty sure of those numbers.] So imagine, on your scale.
2006-11-11 09:58:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
big enough to keep us warm
2006-11-11 09:59:33 · answer #4 · answered by Shannon M 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
very big
2006-11-11 11:42:02 · answer #5 · answered by OK123 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋