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11th grade Gravity on other worlds worksheet

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Gravity on other worlds

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NASA lists Jupiter's surface gravity as 23.1 m/s². What would a 5 kg box weigh there, Ari?
NASA lists Venus's surface gravity as 8.9 m/s². What would a 12 kg box weigh there, Bo?
NASA lists Mercury's surface gravity as 3.7 m/s². What would a 20 kg box weigh there, Esme?
4.
In the diagram, which world has the strongest surface gravity, Jun?
- Earth, since its g is 9.8 m/s²
- Venus, the world closest to Earth in size
- Jupiter, at 23.1 m/s²
5.
In the diagram, about how many times Earth's surface gravity is Jupiter's, Luz?
Use the picture in question 4.
- About 318 times, like its mass
- About 2.4 times
- About 11 times, like its size
6.
A 10 kg rover goes from Earth to Mars. What happens to its mass, Milo?
- It drops to about 3.8 kg
- It stays 10 kg
- It becomes 0 kg
7.
A spring scale reads 98 N for a box on Earth, where g = 9.8 m/s². What is the box's mass, Pia?
- 10 kg
- 960.4 kg
- 98 kg
8.
Which two things set the surface gravity of a world, Ren?
- Its temperature and its color
- Its distance from the Sun and its air
- Its mass and its radius
9.
Two worlds have the same mass, but one has twice the radius of the other. Which has the stronger surface gravity, Tala?
- The smaller one, 4 times as strong
- They are the same, since the masses match
- The bigger one
10.
Two worlds have the same radius, but one has twice the mass. How do their surface gravities compare, Zee?
- The heavier one's is 4 times as strong
- They are the same, since the sizes match
- The heavier one's is twice as strong

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About this worksheet

Gravity on other worlds. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

I can read surface gravity from NASA data (Mercury 3.7, Venus 8.9, Earth 9.8, Moon 1.6, Mars 3.7, Jupiter 23.1 m/s²). I can find weight (mg) and mass (W ÷ g).
I can tell mass from weight. A spring scale reads weight, so its reading changes; a pan balance compares masses, so it doesn't.
I can predict drop times and speeds with g (t = √(2h ÷ g), v = gt).
I can find g from Earth ratios, explain why Jupiter's g is only about 2.4 times Earth's, and solve model-world puzzles with g ∝ M ÷ r².

Standard: HS-PS2-4

Words to know

gravitational field strength (g): The pull on each kilogram at a place, in N/kg or m/s²

weight: The gravitational pull on an object: W = mg, in newtons

mass: The amount of matter, in kilograms; the same everywhere

spring scale: Measures weight by how far a spring stretches

pan balance: Compares an object's mass with standard masses

Common mistakes

Your child divided mass by g. Weight is mass × g.

Your child multiplied weight by g. To find mass from weight, divide by g.

Your child mixed up mass and weight. Mass, in kilograms, stays the same everywhere; weight, in newtons, is mass × g.

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with gravity on other worlds?

Your child divided mass by g. Weight is mass × g.

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