• Question: Why is the earths gravity different to other planets

    Asked by CoreyUTD23 to Peter on 13 Nov 2016. This question was also asked by kaiblazz'n (cameron).
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      Peter Boorman answered on 13 Nov 2016:

      Hi Corey,

      Great question!
      The strength of gravity depends on how heavy something is, and how far away you are from it. For this reason, the size of Earth and the mass of Earth sets a limit on how strong Earth’s gravity is. For this reason, if you were on the surface of Jupiter, which is much heavier than Earth, the gravity would be stronger!

      Peter

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