Question

How much heavier is Jupiter than Earth, given the mass of the Earth is 5.972×10^24 kg and the mass of Jupiter is 1.898×10^27 kg?

a) 3.3×10^24 kg
b) 1.3×10^27 kg
c) 1.4×10^27 kg
d) 1.9×10^27 kg

Answer 1

Jupiter is heavier than Earth by 1.9×10^27 kg, found by subtracting Earth's mass from Jupiter's mass, and the closest answer choice is (d) 1.9×10^27 kg.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how much heavier Jupiter is compared to Earth, we need to subtract Earth's mass from Jupiter's mass.

Jupiter's mass = 1.898×1027 kg
Earth's mass = 5.972×1024 kg

Subtracting these gives us:

(1.898×1027) - (5.972×1024) = 1.898×1027 - 0.005972×1027 = 1.892028×1027 kg

The closest answer to this calculation provided in the options is 1.9×1027 kg, which is answer choice (d).