document.write( "Question 1032826: Earth has a radius of approximately 6400 kilometers, and Saturn has a radius of approximately
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document.write( "60,300 kilometers (assuming that the planets are spherical). (i) Compute the surface area and
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document.write( "volume for both planets. (ii) Which planet has the larger surface-area-to-volume ratio?\r
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document.write( "A) (i) Surface area of Earth is about 5.15 × 108 square kilometers, volume of Earth is about
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document.write( "1.10 × 1012 cubic kilometers, surface area of Saturn is about 4.57 × 1010 square kilometers,
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document.write( "volume of Saturn is about 9.18 × 1014 cubic kilometers
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document.write( "(ii) Saturn has the larger surface-area-to-volume ratio.\r
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document.write( "B) (i) Surface area of Earth is about 4.57 × 1010 square kilometers, volume of Earth is about
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document.write( "9.18 × 1014 cubic kilometers, surface area of is about 5.15 × 108 square kilometers,
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document.write( "volume of Saturn is about 1.10 × 1012 cubic kilometers
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document.write( "(ii) Earth has the larger surface-area-to-volume ratio.\r
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document.write( "C) (i) Surface area of Earth is about 5.15 × 108 square kilometers, volume of Earth is about
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document.write( "1.10 × 1012 cubic kilometers, surface area of Saturn is about 4.57 × 1010 square kilometers,
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document.write( "volume of Saturn is about 9.18 × 1014 cubic kilometers
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document.write( "(ii) Earth has the larger surface-area-to-volume ratio.\r
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document.write( "D) (i) Surface area of Earth is about 4.57 × 1010 square kilometers, volume of Earth is about
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document.write( "9.18 × 1014 cubic kilometers, surface area of Saturn is about 5.15 × 108 square kilometers,
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document.write( "volume of Saturn is about 1.10 × 1012 cubic kilometers
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document.write( "(ii) Saturn has the larger surface-area-to-volume ratio. \n" );
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