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If an astronaut weighs 130 lbs on Earth, would that astronaut weigh more or less on Jupiter? Explain your answer

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Answer: The astronaut would weigh more on Jupiter than on Earth since Jupiter is several times bigger than Earth and therefore has a stronger gravitational pull, which weighs the astronaut down more.

Explanation: Jupiter's gravity is 2.4 times that of Earth

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