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No. The surface gravity of a planet is a product of its size and mass. It has nothing to do with distance from the sun. However, a planet farther away from the sun will experience a weaker pull from the sun's gravity.

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What are the characteristics that cause a planet to have less gravity?

The force due to gravity of a planet is dependent on the mass of that planet (and to a lesser extent the radius/diameter). If a planet is less massive then it will have a lower gravitational force.


WHY IS THERE LESS GRAVITY WHEN YOU GO FURTHER AWAY FROM EARTH?

Gravity decreases with distance because it follows the inverse square law, which states that the force of gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between two objects. As you move further from Earth, the distance increases, causing the gravitational force to weaken. Essentially, the farther you are from the mass of the Earth, the less gravitational pull you experience.


How does the temperature of the planets vary with distance from the sun?

The further a planet is from the sun, the less light and heat radiation it gets from the sun leaving it a cooler planet. However, a planet with a gaseous atmosphere is less likely to radiate away the planets heat so it may retain more of the solar heat.


How does the gravity of the planet vary with the distance of the their mass?

The gravity of a planet decreases with increasing distance from its center due to the inverse-square law, which states that gravitational force is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between two masses. As you move farther away from the planet's mass, the gravitational pull weakens, causing objects to experience less gravitational attraction. This means that at greater distances from the planet, an object will weigh less than it would closer to the surface.


What is the gravity on the planet Io?

Io is a moon of Jupiter, not a planet. Surface gravity is about 18% of the gravity on Earth.

Related Questions

How gravity gets less as you move away from a planet?

the further you are the less it gets due to the insrenity between the two synoyns. this is have friction is made.


How do you loose the gravitational force from body to earth?

Develop an anti-gravity device. The further away you are the less gravity effects you.


Which planet has less gravity earth or mars?

Mars has less gravity.


Will you float away on the planet mercury?

No. Mercury's surface gravity is less than that of Earth, but it will still hold you to the surface.


Is the farther a planet is from the sun have less gravity it has?

No. The strength of gravity on a planet depends on its size and mass.


Why is there gravity on earth but almost none in space?

On Earth, gravity comes from the planet. The farther you go into space and away from Earth, the less gravity there is. Until you get near an large object, like a star, or a planet, or a moon, or a black hole. Then you will feel the pull of gravity again.


Does planet Uranus have more or less gravity than earth?

The "surface gravity" is less on Uranus.


When you go up on the elevetor does the gravity fall?

As you move further away from Earth, the strength of gravity becomes less.


Why does the weightyou havechange from planet to planet?

the bigger the planet the more gravity it has, the smaller the planet the less gravity it has, so if you weigh, lets say, 5 stone here on earth, you go to Jupiter and you weigh alot more as theres more gravity pulling on you, go to mercury and you'll weigh less as theres less gravity pulling on you.


Can planet grow without gravity?

Gravity comes with mass so since a planet has mass there is some gravity. the bigger the planet the more mass it has. smaller planets have less gravity. so either way there is always some gravity on a planet.


Why does this planet have less gravity than the Earth?

because it has less mass.


What are the characteristics that cause a planet to have less gravity?

The force due to gravity of a planet is dependent on the mass of that planet (and to a lesser extent the radius/diameter). If a planet is less massive then it will have a lower gravitational force.