Monday, January 24, 2011

Solar System Budget

If you had $100 to spend on your solar system, based on mass, how much would you spend on the sun?

Uneducated Guess:
Probably around $99. Maybe $99.50. Fifty cents would go towards the planets. .17 towards Jupiter and Saturn, .5 for Neptune, .4 for Uranus,  .25 for Earth, .2 for Mars, .15 for Venus, .1 for Mercury.

Very rough estimate, or terrible guess.



Correct Answers:
The Sun would be $99.85.
Jupiter would be 10.6 cents.
Saturn would be 3.2 cents.
Neptune .006 cents.
Uranus .005 cents.
Venus is .0003 cents.
Mars is .0002 cents.
Earth is .0003 cents.
Mercury is .00002 cents.

Reflections:
I guess I was really wrong about the planets. I didn't know Venus and Earth were the same size, that's interesting. The difference between Jupiter and Saturn is embarrassing to not know, I guess. Could have been worse, I guess.

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