Why is gravity different on other planets?

The moon has less gravity than the Earth. How much less?

• 6 times less

• 7 times less

• 8 times less

Compared to the Earth, on the moon you could jump

• Not quite enough

• higher

• the same height

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Jupiter has 4 MORE times gravity than Earth. If you can jump 16 inches on Earth, how high could you jump on Jupiter?

• 64 inches

• 4 inches

• 8 inches

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If a planet is larger than Earth, it will have

• less gravity

• equal gravity

• more gravity

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If a planet is smaller than Earth, it will have

• more gravity

• less gravity

• equal gravity

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How would a smaller or less massive moon or planet affect your jump?

• The smaller the planet/moon, the smaller your jump

• The smaller the planet/moon, the higher you can jump

• The smaller the planet/moon, the faster you could jump

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How are mass and gravity related?

• the more mass an object has, the more gravity it has

• the more mass an object has, the less gravity it has

• Mass doesn't affect gravity.

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This scientist is famous for first studying/explaining what gravity is and what it does

• Aristotle

• Walton

• Newton

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