WEBFrom the diameter of Earth (12800 km) and its measured diameter in millimeters (4.5 mm) the scale of the image below is 12800/4.5 = 2840 km/mm. The separation from the center of Earth to the Moon ‘dot’ is 126.5 mm or 126.5 mm x 2840 km/mm = 359,000 km.
3.1: Making a Scale Model of the Earth-Moon System
WEBThe scale of the Earth-Moon system is enormous! Almost every diagram of the Earth and Moon depicted in textbooks is wildly out of scale. When we use a 12-inch vinyl playball as the Earth and a rubber T-ball as the Moon, the diameter of the lunar orbit is 60 feet!
Earth and Moon Size and Distance scale - with real-time light …
WEBThis is the distance between the Earth and Moon with the correct sizes and scales. The real-time speed of light is also shown.*Animation by Dr. James O'Donog...
"Seeing" the Earth, Moon, and Sun to Scale - NASA
WEBThe moon is about 1.3 light-seconds away (240,000 miles). Here is a scale picture of the Earth-moon system, with the earth (actual diameter: 8,000 miles) represented by a circle just a little bigger than 1/8 inch: (Remember this …
Solar System Scale Model Calculator - Wlonk
WEBCalculate the scaled planet diameters and planet-sun distances for a solar system model. Enter scale or diameter or distance, select to show table and/or map below, select options, then press Calculate. Please enter scale or diameter or distance from sun.
The Solar System to Scale: Dynamic 2D Model
WEBThis 2D visual model illustrates the scale of the sun and planets in our solar system, and their current distance from each other.
Modeling the Earth-Moon System - NASA Jet Propulsion …
WEBCreating a model of the Earth-Moon system is one way to accurately represent the scale size of Earth and the Moon, as well as the distance between them. Procedures. Ask students to guess how far away the Moon is from Earth.
Earth / Moon Scale - YouTube
WEBDemonstration of the scale of the Earth-Moon system using two common objects.
Moon and Earth to Scale - HyperPhysics
WEBMoon and Earth to Scale. The diameter of the Moon is 3480 km or 27% of the Earth's equatorial diameter of 12,756 km. The mass of the moon is 1.23% of the mass of the Earth, or about 1/80th.
Earth-Sun-Moon Scale Model | Total Solar Eclipse - YouTube
WEBIn this video, Exploratorium Senior Scientist Paul Doherty explains why you rarely see a true scale model of the Earth, sun, and moon. Understanding the tru...
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