{"id":15,"date":"2014-11-11T08:17:53","date_gmt":"2014-11-11T08:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecphysn5u1\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2014-11-11T10:06:26","modified_gmt":"2014-11-11T10:06:26","slug":"space-travel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecphysn5u1\/space-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"Space Travel"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Summary Notes section, including worked examples can be accessed by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Find the missing values in the following table.
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2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Calculate the weight of a 70 kg man on Earth.
\n3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If a moon rock has a weight of 4\u00b76 N, what is its mass?
\n4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 An objects weight depends on the strength of the gravitational field around it. A scientist records the weight of a 3 kg rock on each planet and records the information in the table overleaf.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Use the results from the table to work out the value of the gravitational field strength on each planet ( you can check your answers against the data sheet on page 24<\/a>).<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Using your results to question 4, state which planet(s) have:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (a<\/em>)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the strongest gravitational field strength
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (b<\/em>)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the weakest gravitational field strength
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (c<\/em>)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 a gravitational field strength nearest to that on Earth
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (d<\/em>)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 a gravitational field strength three times as strong as that on Mercury.<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Which is heavier, a 2 kg stone on Neptune or a 0\u00b79 kg rock on Jupiter?
\n7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0How much lighter does a 65 kg woman seem on the moon, where \u2018g\u2019 = 1\u00b76 N\/kg, than on Earth?
\n8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Find the weight of a satellite booster on Mars if it weighs 24 N on the moon.
\n9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What is the difference in mass<\/strong> between a 40 N weight on Venus and a 104 N weight on Jupiter?
\n10.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A rock weighs approximately two and a half times its weight on Earth somewhere in our solar system. Where is it likely to be?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 The Summary Notes section, including worked examples can be accessed by clicking here. 1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Find the missing values in the following table. 2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Calculate the weight of a 70 kg man on Earth. 3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If a moon rock has a weight of 4\u00b76 N, what is its mass? 4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 An objects weight depends on … Continue reading “Space Travel”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2454,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecphysn5u1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecphysn5u1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecphysn5u1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecphysn5u1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2454"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecphysn5u1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecphysn5u1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecphysn5u1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions\/21"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecphysn5u1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}