How much do I weigh?
1.
2.
3.
Name ____________________________
Weigh yourself or guess your weight here on Earth.
Record you mass in the chart below. Your mass will be your weight here on Earth.
Use the chart below and the following formula to calculate your weight on other planetary objects.
Weight = mass x gravity
Planetary Object
Earth
Moon
Outer space
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto
The Sun
Mass
How much do I weigh?
1.
2.
3.
Gravity
Weight
Name ____________________________
Weigh yourself or guess your weight here on Earth.
Record you mass in the chart below. Your mass will be your weight here on Earth.
Use the chart below and the following formula to calculate your weight on other planetary objects.
Weight = mass x gravity
Planetary Object
Earth
Moon
Outer space
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto
The Sun
Mass
Gravity
Weight
How much do I weigh?
Name ____________________________
1. What is the important difference between mass and weight? Use evidence from the
text to support your answer. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
2. Why are astronauts essentially weightless in space?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
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3. Look at the pictures on the back of the article. Predict on which planet you would weigh
the most. ___________________________
Predict on which planet you would weigh the least. ___________________________
Predict on which planet your weight would be the most similar to your weight on Earth.
_________________________
How much do I weigh?
Name ____________________________
1. What is the important difference between mass and weight? Use evidence from the
text to support your answer. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
2. Why are astronauts essentially weightless in space?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
3. Look at the pictures on the back of the article. Predict on which planet you would weigh
the most. ___________________________
Predict on which planet you would weigh the least. ___________________________
Predict on which planet your weight would be the most similar to your weight on Earth.
_________________________