Jupiter's gravitational field is stronger than Earth's. On Jupiter, an object's__________ will be greater than on Earth. What on

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Jupiter's gravitational field is stronger than Earth's. On Jupiter, an object's__________ will be greater than on Earth. What on

e word completes the sentence?

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vesna_86 [32] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-16T05:10:26+03:00

Answer: Weight

Explanation:The mass of an object is a measure of the quantity of matter in the object. This quantity remains constant under any circumstance.

However, the same cannot be said about the weight of such object.

The weight of the object is very much dependent on the acceleration due to gravity which is a accelerational pull (by convention-- a pull downwards).

This is why an object tends to fall when it is thrown upwards on the earth for instance.

The statements above consequently infer that since the gravitational field of Jupiter is greater than that of the earth, the acceleration due to gravity on Jupiter is greater than that on earth.

And since the weight of an object(W) is a product of its mass and the acceleration due to gravity at that point.

Consequently, the object's weight on Jupiter would be greater than its weight on earth.

Please note; The Mass of the object remains constant everywhere.