Question

If the gravity on Jupiter is 24.79 m/s2 How would this affect a 32 kg Charlie Brown’s
Jupiter
Earth
Charlie Brown’s mass Charlie Brown’s weight
How would Charlie Brown’s mass be affected? _____________ How much would Charlie Brown's weight be affected? _____________ Where is more? why?

Answer 1

Mass doesn't change — Charlie Brown's mass is 32 kg on both Earth and Jupiter.

Weight = mass × gravitational acceleration.

Using gEarth = 9.81 m/s² and gJupiter = 24.79 m/s²:

- Weight on Earth: 32 kg × 9.81 m/s² = 313.92 N (≈ 314 N)
- Weight on Jupiter: 32 kg × 24.79 m/s² = 793.28 N (≈ 793 N)

How would Charlie Brown’s mass be affected? Unchanged — 32 kg.

How much would Charlie Brown's weight be affected? It increases from 313.92 N to 793.28 N (an increase of 479.36 N, about 2.53 times heavier, ≈ +153% ).

Where is more? Why? More weight on Jupiter because Jupiter's surface gravity (24.79 m/s²) is greater than Earth's (9.81 m/s²), and weight depends on gravity while mass does not.