4400 Higher November 2004 Paper 3 Q10
10 The table shows the mean distances of the planets from the Sun.
| Planet | Mean distance from the Sun (km) |
|---|---|
| Mercury | \(5.8 \times 10^7\) |
| Venus | \(1.1 \times 10^8\) |
| Earth | \(1.5 \times 10^8\) |
| Mars | \(2.3 \times 10^8\) |
| Jupiter | \(7.8 \times 10^8\) |
| Saturn | \(1.4 \times 10^9\) |
| Uranus | \(2.9 \times 10^9\) |
| Neptune | \(4.5 \times 10^9\) |
| Pluto | \(5.9 \times 10^9\) |
(a) Which planet is approximately 4 times as far from the Sun as Mercury? (1)
(b) Find the ratio of the mean distance of Earth from the Sun to the mean distance of Neptune from the Sun. Give your answer in the form \(1 : n\) (2)
| Scheme | Marks |
|---|---|
| Mars | B1 |
| (1) |
| Scheme | Marks |
|---|---|
| \(4.5 \times 10^9 \div 1.5 \times 10^8\) or inverted or 30 or \(\frac{1}{30}\) seen | M1 |
| 1 : 30 | A1 |
| (2) | |
| (3 marks) |