Homework Help: Physics for Life science

Posted by TangenT on Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at 6:27am.

The planet Jupiter is more than 300 times more massive than Earth. However, an object scarcely weighs 3 times as much on the surface of Jupiter as it does on the surface of the Earth. How can that be? determine the radius of Jupiter in terms of Earth radii.

Physics for Life science - SraJMcGin, Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at 9:44am
You might try some of the following:

http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=mcafee&p=why+something+weighs+more+on+Jupiter+than+on+Earth+%26+the+radius+of+Jupiter+in+terms+of+Earth+radii

Sra
Physics for Life science - drwls, Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at 9:45am
already answered elsewhere.
Physics for Life science - CHRISTIAAN, Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at 1:15am
JUST NICE!!!

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