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What happens to mass and weight of an object when the object is moved from earth to Jupiter?
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The mass of an object stays the same no matter where it is, as it still has the same amount of matter in it (the definition of mass is the amount of matter in an object). However, the weight of an object changes based on the gravitational pull of the celestial body it is on. The equation W = m * g where W is the weight, m is the mass of the object, and g is the gravitational acceleration of the celestial body (which changes from body to body) shows that an object's weight would change with the planet's gravitational acceleration. For example, the gravitational acceleration is 9.8 m/s^2 on Earth, and the gravitational acceleration on Jupiter is about 25m/s^2. So let's work out the equations with a 100 kg mass.
Earth:
W=mg
W=100kg*9.8m/s^2
W=98 kg/m/s^2
or 98 newtons
Jupiter:
W=mg
W=100kg*25m/s^2
W=250 kg/m/s^2
or 250 newtons
So, (250/98 = ~2.5) things weigh about 2.5 times more on Jupiter, but have the same mass.
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What is the exact weight of Jupiter?
Jupiter is estimated to have a mass in kilograms of 1.8986×10 to the 27th power, or 317.8 times the mass of the Earth. It is not appropriate to ascribe a weight to Jupiter because weight depends on the acceleration due to gravity that an object experiences from another object at a point were it cannot follow that accelerative force. Since Jupiter is in orbit around the sun it is best described as weightless, just as a person in a capsule orbiting the earth is weightless.
Is an object's mass greater on Jupiter than on Earth?
Your mass never changes. Only your weight. Gravity does not affect mass.
What happens to the weight and mass of an object when the object is moved from earth to mars?
The mass always stays the same, but because gravity is 38% of Earth, weight is only 38 pounds for every 100 pounds on earth.
Which two planets would an object weigh more than Earth?
On all the planets with a greater mass than the earth an object would weigh more. All other things being equal.These are the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune in our solar system.
How does the weight of an object on earth compare with it's weight on the moon?
On the Earth, the object weighs 6.04 times as much as its weight on the moon.
What happens to an object if it is moved from earth to jupiter?
It would be heavier.
Where would an object's weight be greater than its weight on Earth?
On a larger planet, such as Jupiter or Saturn.
If an object has a mass of 70 kg and a weight of 686 N on Earth what would the object's mass and weight on Jupiter be?
Your mass is always the same.
What happens to the weight of an object when it moves farther away from the centre of the earth?
the weight of an object grows more
What happens to weight on the moon?
Nothing happens to the weight of an object on the moon. It remains constant, at about 16% of what the same object weighs when it's on the Earth.
How much would you weigh on jupiter compared to earth?
weight on jupiter=((mass of jupiter)*(Radius of earth)2/(mass of earth)*(Radius of jupiter)2)*weight on earth
How much 100 pounds be on Jupiter?
There are lots of ifs in this question and answer. If the 100 pound Earth object could rest on the outer surface of Jupiter the answer would be 250 pounds. But, Jupiter is a gas planet. That is, Jupiter is primarily made of gas and liquid. So, the object could not rest on the outer surface. There may be a solid surface near it's center but no one knows. Jupiter is 318 times as heavy as Earth so if Jupiter were solid and the size of Earth the object would weigh 318 times a much or 31,800 pounds. But, it is much larger than Earth so the outer surface is much farther from the center. The farther away the object is from the center the less the object will weigh.
Is weight mass?
No. Mass is the measure of how much matter is in an object, while weight is how that mass is influenced by gravity. For example, if you were to move an object from earth to Jupiter, its mass would remain the same, but its weight would increase because Jupiter is larger and would pull on it more.
What happens to an object's weight when it travels to the moon?
It reduces to one sixth of it's earth weight.
Are things heavier or lighter on earth than Jupiter?
Things are much lighter on Earth than Jupiter, because the great mass of the planet Jupiter (Over 4 times that of Earth) creates more of a gravitational pull, which makes you more heavy in Jupiter.
What is the exact weight of Jupiter?
Jupiter is estimated to have a mass in kilograms of 1.8986×10 to the 27th power, or 317.8 times the mass of the Earth. It is not appropriate to ascribe a weight to Jupiter because weight depends on the acceleration due to gravity that an object experiences from another object at a point were it cannot follow that accelerative force. Since Jupiter is in orbit around the sun it is best described as weightless, just as a person in a capsule orbiting the earth is weightless.
Is an object's mass greater on Jupiter than on Earth?
Your mass never changes. Only your weight. Gravity does not affect mass.
