Question

1. The most massive planet in the solar system, Jupiter, has a mass of about 1,898,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg. Estimate Jupiter's mass using a one-digit whole number times a power of 10. Be sure to include units.
A. 1.9 X 10^18 kg
B. 2 x 10^18 kg
C. 1.9 x 10^27 kg
D. 2x 10^27 kg​

Answer 1

Answer:

D. $2*10^{27} kg$

Step-by-step explanation:

Mass of Jupiter is given as 1,898,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg

Estimating this to the nearest whole number would be = 2,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg (rounding up the the "1,898")

To express this in scientific notation form, simply count how many zeros we have to the nearest whole number, 2.

We have 27 zeros there.

Therefore, we would multiply the whole number, 2, by 10 raise to the power of 27.

An estimate of the mass of Jupiter = $2*10^{27} kg$