Gravity in Our Solar System
Planet Relative Gravity Weight on Earth (lbs)
Mercury 0.38
Venus 0.92
Earth 1
Mars 0.38
Jupiter 2.54
Saturn 1.06
Uranus 0.92
Neptune 1.2
Pluto 0.07
In the column Weight on Planet (lbs) enter the formula to calculate your weight on each planet.
The formula to calculate this is Relative Gravity X Weight on Earth (lbs) = Weight on Planet (lbs).
1. On what three planets is your weight the greatest?
2. Of all of the planets, on which could you jump the highest?
3. Explain how a large planet such as Uranus can have less gravity than Neptune, which is smaller than Uranus.
4. On which planets would you have similar weights?
5. Keeping gravity in mind, on which planet could you have the most realistic game of golf (not including earth)?
6. Ramone weighs 130 pounds on earth. He visits Venus. His friend, Melinda visits Mars. If Romone's weight on Venus matche
Melinda's weight on Mars. How much would Melinda weigh on earth?
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