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Name a planet on which you would weigh less than on Earth.Name a planet on which you would weigh more than on Earth. Explain how you know.

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Weight on different Planets\text{\color{#4257b2}Weight on different Planets}

Mars\text{\underline{Mars}}

Mars's mass is 6.423×10236.423\times10^{23} kg, approximately one-tenth the mass of earth and its diameter; 67946794 km compared to earth; 1274012740 km. If the acceleration of an object is, by Newtons 3rd Law;

a=GmR2aMars110(127406794)2aEarth<aEarth\begin{gather*} a=G\dfrac{m}{R^{2}}\\ a_{\text{Mars}}\propto\dfrac{1}{10}\cdot\left( \dfrac{12740}{6794}\right)^{2}a_{\text{Earth}}<a_{\text{Earth}} \end{gather*}

So can deduce that gravity is less on Mars and you would weigh less compared with earth.

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