GeoSafari Talking Planetary Mat - Find Your Weight Around the Solar System; One Small Step Further

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Find Your Weight Around the Solar System
The force of gravity on other worlds is dierent. This aects how much you would weigh if
you visited these worlds. Use the conversion rates to estimate how much you would weigh
on each planet or Earth’s moon.
Directions:
1. Press the Explore button, step on the scale, and wait for your weight to be measured.
2. Step onto Earth and record your weight.
My weight on Earth is _________ pounds or kilograms
3. Multiply your weight on Earth by the conversion rate listed in the data table.
Round the result to the nearest number.
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Find Your Weight Around the Solar System (cont.)
Example:
My weight on Earth is 110 pounds.
110
x .38
880
3300
41.80
Mercury
.38
Celestial Body Conversion Rate:
One Small Step Further…
1. Find a planet where the surface gravitational attraction is similar to Earth’s.
2. Look carefully at the conversion rates in the chart. Which planet probably has the
greatest mass?
3. Someone said that the Moon’s gravity is of Earth’s gravity. Is that true?
Use the chart and math to explain why or why not.
Celestial Body
Conversion
Rate:
Earth Weight x
Conversion Rate
Check the Math:
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Mercury .38
Venus .90
Earth’s Moon .17
Mars .38
Jupiter 2.36
Saturn .92
Uranus .89
Neptune 1.13
4. When finished, check your answers by weighing yourself on each celestial body
on the GeoSafari® Talking Planetary Mat. Fill in the last column on the Data Table.
Did your calculations match the weight on the scale?
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(circle one)
pounds
rounds to 42 pounds
42 pounds
Earth Weight x
Conversion Rate
Check the Math:
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Data Table