Gravity on other worlds
Grade 11 Science Worksheet
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A box weighs 74 N on Mercury, where NASA lists g as 3.7 m/s². What is its mass, Ari?
A box weighs 44.5 N on Venus, where NASA lists g as 8.9 m/s². What is its mass, Bo?
A box weighs 69.3 N on Jupiter, where NASA lists g as 23.1 m/s². What is its mass, Esme?
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A 10 kg rover on six worlds (NASA g values)
World g (m/s²) Weight (N) Mercury 3.7 37 Venus 8.9 89 Earth 9.8 98 Moon 1.6 16 Mars 3.7 ? Jupiter 23.1 ? Using the table, what does the rover weigh on Mars, Jun?
- 37 N
- 3.7 N
- 10 N, its mass
Using the table, what is the rover's mass on Jupiter, Luz?
- 231 kg
- 23.1 kg
- 10 kg
A ball is dropped 2 m on the Moon (g = 1.6 m/s²) and on Earth (g = 9.8 m/s²). Where does it take longer to land, Milo?
- On the Moon
- It takes the same time
- On Earth
On the Moon, where g = 1.6 m/s², how long does a ball take to fall 2 m from rest, Noah?
- About 0.8 s
- About 2.5 s
- About 1.58 s
On Jupiter, where g = 23.1 m/s², a ball dropped from rest falls for 0.5 s. How fast is it moving then, Pia?
- About 46.2 m/s
- About 11.6 m/s
- About 5.8 m/s
A 2 kg box hangs from a spring scale on Mars, where g = 3.7 m/s². What does the scale read, Ren?
- 2 N
- 7.4 N
- 19.6 N, as on Earth
On Earth, a pan balance matches a box with 2 kg of standard masses. What does it show on the Moon, Tala?
- It can't balance
- It still balances with 2 kg
- It needs about one-sixth as much