Question

Compare the weight of a 100-lb person on Mercury with the weight of that same person on Jupiter. What can you conclude about the mass and force of gravity of these planets?

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A
Mercury has much less mass than Jupiter, so the force of gravity is weaker on Mercury and this causes the person to weigh less.
B
Mercury is closer to the sun than Jupiter so this causes the person to weigh less.
C
The mass of Mercury and Jupiter has no impact on the force of gravity.
D
Mercury has more mass than Jupiter, so the force of gravity is greater on Mercury and this causes the person to weigh less.

Answer 1

if you weigh 100 pounds on Earth, you would weigh only 38 pounds on Mercury. That's because Mercury weighs less than Earth, and therefore its gravity would pull less on your body. If, on the other hand, you were on heavy Jupiter, you would weigh a whopping 253 pounds!