Different planets in the solar system have different amounts of gravitational pull. While an object's mass,...

  

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Different planets in the solar system have different amounts of gravitational pull. While an object's mass, amount of material that makes it up, will not change the object's weight will from planet to planet; as weight is related to gravitational pull on the object. Mercury Planet Gravity Relative to Earth 0.378 Venus 0.907 Earth 1.000 Mars Jupiter 0.377 2.36 Saturn 0.916 Uranus Neptune 0.889 1.120 3 amount of material that makes it up, will not change the is related to gravitational pull on the object. Mercury Venus Planet Gravity Relative to Earth 0.378 0.907 Earth 1.000 Mars 0.377 Jupiter 2.36 Saturn 0.916 Uranus Neptune 0.889 1.120 1. If a person weighs 165 pounds on Earth on what planet would they be heaviest, and how many pounds would they weigh on that planet? 2. For the same person from #1 on what planet are they lightest, and how many pounds would they weigh on that planet? 3. Michael Jordan holds the vertical leap record in the NBA at 48 inches. What would his vertical leap be in inches, all things other than gravity equal, on Mercury? 4. Combining your answer in number 3 with Michael Jordan's 8 foot 10 inch standing reach (holding arms up), how high would a basketball hoop need to be to be at the top height of his dunking power on Mercury? Different planets in the solar system have different amounts of gravitational pull. While an object's mass, amount of material that makes it up, will not change the object's weight will from planet to planet; as weight is related to gravitational pull on the object. Mercury Planet Gravity Relative to Earth 0.378 Venus 0.907 Earth 1.000 Mars Jupiter 0.377 2.36 Saturn 0.916 Uranus Neptune 0.889 1.120 3 amount of material that makes it up, will not change the is related to gravitational pull on the object. Mercury Venus Planet Gravity Relative to Earth 0.378 0.907 Earth 1.000 Mars 0.377 Jupiter 2.36 Saturn 0.916 Uranus Neptune 0.889 1.120 1. If a person weighs 165 pounds on Earth on what planet would they be heaviest, and how many pounds would they weigh on that planet? 2. For the same person from #1 on what planet are they lightest, and how many pounds would they weigh on that planet? 3. Michael Jordan holds the vertical leap record in the NBA at 48 inches. What would his vertical leap be in inches, all things other than gravity equal, on Mercury? 4. Combining your answer in number 3 with Michael Jordan's 8 foot 10 inch standing reach (holding arms up), how high would a basketball hoop need to be to be at the top height of his dunking power on Mercury?

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