Below is a table that lists the different masses of planets and Steve’s mass.
Planet: Venus, Earth, Mars.
Radius of Planet Relative to Earth: 0.90, 1.00, 0.50.
Steve's Mass(kg): 55.5, 55.5, 55.5.
Mass of the planet relative to earth: 0.80, 1.00, 0.10.
If Steve were standing on each planet, which is the correct order of the planets from the one that has the highest force of gravity to lowest force of gravity?
A
Earth, Venus, Mars
B
Earth, Mars, Venus
C
Mars, Venus, Earth
D
Venus, Earth, Mars
To determine the order of the planets from the highest force of gravity to lowest force of gravity when Steve is standing on each planet, we need to compare the mass of each planet relative to Earth.
The correct order is:
B
Earth, Mars, Venus
This is because Earth has a mass relative to itself of 1.00, Mars has a mass relative to Earth of 0.10, and Venus has a mass relative to Earth of 0.80. Since the force of gravity is directly proportional to the mass, the planet with the highest mass relative to Earth will have the highest force of gravity when Steve is standing on it.