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4 The diagram below shows a sack of marbles of varying sizes on a classroom
laboratory table. Use the marbles and the laboratory table to describe the
relative sizes of the Earth, the Milky Way Galaxy, the Moon, and the Sun.

Sack of Marbles

Laboratory Table

Which object listed above would most likely be compared to the size of the

Milky Way Galaxy?

A. the small marble
B. the medium sized marble
C. the large marble
D. the table

The table below lists the relative diameter of objects in the solar system.
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However, the labels for the object being measured were mistakenly cut off.

Average Diameter of
Objects Sun
in the Solar System Jupiter }

Milky Way Galaxy MISSING LABELS
12,756 km

1,392,000 km
Earth Pluto
142 984 km

6,796 km

2 306 km

Based on the table and the missing labels above, which of the following most
likely represents the Earth?

A. diameter = 2,306 km
B. diameter = 12,756 km
C. diameter = 142 984 km
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D. diameter = 1,392,000 km