Weight in Solar System

Weight in Solar System

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Multiple Select

Choose which factors will impact your weight on the moon compared with the earth

• A Distance between the earth and the moon

• B Distance between moon and the sun

• C Mass of the moon and earth

• D Your mass

• E The atmosphere on the moon

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Multiple Choice

What causes Jupiter to have the strongest gravitational field strength in the solar system?

• A Jupiter has many moons

• B Jupiter has the highest mass of all the planets

• C Jupiter is mostly composed of gas

• D Jupiter takes has an orbit of 12 Earth years

Multiple Choice

The same student Biff travels to Venus in a highly protective space suit. The mass of Biff is 34.1kg the suit has a mass of 16.2kg and the gravitational field strength of Venus is 8.8. Which answer shows the correct calculation for the weight of Biff in his suit on Venus?

• 34.1 x 16.2 x 8.8

• (34.1 + 16.2) x 8.8

• (34.1 +16.2) / 8.8

• 8.8 - 34.1

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Multiple Choice

Which answer explains why the ISS is a weightless environment.

• A There is no gravity in space

• B The ISS is very high above the earth

• C The explanation is a bit more complicated but it involves free fall and the orbit of the space station around the earth.