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Mass Weight Practice

This document discusses mass and weight on different celestial bodies. It provides the strength of gravity in Newtons per kilogram (N/kg) on planets and moons in our solar system. It then asks questions to test understanding of how mass and weight are related and how they differ on various celestial bodies depending on their gravity. Mass stays the same regardless of location, while weight depends on the strength of gravity. Jupiter has the strongest gravity and therefore objects would weigh the most there.

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Mass Weight Practice

This document discusses mass and weight on different celestial bodies. It provides the strength of gravity in Newtons per kilogram (N/kg) on planets and moons in our solar system. It then asks questions to test understanding of how mass and weight are related and how they differ on various celestial bodies depending on their gravity. Mass stays the same regardless of location, while weight depends on the strength of gravity. Jupiter has the strongest gravity and therefore objects would weigh the most there.

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MASS

& WEIGHT PRACTICE


(Answers below)

Weight = Mass x g
gearth = 9.81 N/kg ≈ 10 N/kg

Strength of gravity (g) on the surface, in Newtons per Kilogram (N/kg)

Mercury Venus Moon Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto

3.6 8.9 1.6 3.8 26.0 11.1 8.7 10.7 0.4



1. How much would a 10 kg suitcase weigh on the surface of…?
a. Earth b. The Moon

c. Mars d. Pluto

2. How much would a 25 kg suitcase weigh on the surface of…?
a. Earth b. Jupiter

c. Saturn d. Uranus

3. What would be the mass of a 15 kg suitcase be on…?
a. Earth b. The Moon

c. Venus d. Neptune

4. On which place from the table above would you have…?
a. the most weight

b. the most mass

5. The Curiosity rover on Mars currently has a weight of 3,330 N. What is its mass?

6. A person with mass of 60 kg standing on the dwarf planet Ceres would weigh 16.2 N. What
is the strength of gravity on the surface of Ceres?

Adapted from Sciences & Technology Facilities Council and The University of Machester Jordell Bank Observatory
MASS & WEIGHT Answers

1. How much would a 10 kg suitcase weigh on the surface of…?
a. Earth b. The Moon
100 N 16 N
c. Mars d. Pluto
37 N 6 N
2. How much would a 25 kg suitcase weigh on the surface of…?
a. Earth b. Jupiter
250 N 577.5 N
c. Saturn d. Uranus
225 N 217.5 N
3. What would be the mass of a 15 kg suitcase be on…?
a. Earth b. The Moon
15 kg 15 kg
c. Venus d. Neptune
15 kg 15 kg
4. On which place from the table above would you have…?
a. the most weight
Jupiter
b. the most mass
You would have the same mass on each.
5. The Curiosity rover on Mars currently has a weight of 3,330 N. What is its mass?
900 kg
6. A person with mass of 60 kg standing on the dwarf planet Ceres would weigh 16.2 N. What
is the strength of gravity on the surface of Ceres?
0.27 N/kg

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