Core 1000 km The student wants to create a scale model out of modeling clay and begins with a sphere of clay approximately 4 cm thick to represent the core. About how thick a layer of clay will be needed to make the crust? A Almost 10 cm Nearly 3 cm C About half a mm A little less than 12 m

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A student is using the illustration provided to gather data on
the average thickness of the layers of the planet Mars.
Layers of Mars
Crust 12 km
Upper mantle 900 km
Lower mantle 700 km
Core 1000 km
The student wants to create a scale model out of modeling
clay and begins with a sphere of clay approximately 4 cm
thick to represent the core. About how thick a layer of clay will
be needed to make the crust?
A
Almost 10 cm
Nearly 3 cm
C
About half a mm
A little less than 12 m
Answer-
Transcribed Image Text:A student is using the illustration provided to gather data on the average thickness of the layers of the planet Mars. Layers of Mars Crust 12 km Upper mantle 900 km Lower mantle 700 km Core 1000 km The student wants to create a scale model out of modeling clay and begins with a sphere of clay approximately 4 cm thick to represent the core. About how thick a layer of clay will be needed to make the crust? A Almost 10 cm Nearly 3 cm C About half a mm A little less than 12 m Answer-
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