Weighing In the Planets

Student Worksheet

Solar System Data


Planet

Atmosphere

Distance from the Sun   (miles)

Mass

Radius

Temperature (Fahrenheit)

Sun

Thin

0

330,000 x Earth’s

109 x Earth’s

10,000

Mercury

None

36 million

0.06 x Earth’s

0.38 x Earth’s

600

Venus

Thick

67 million

0.82 x Earth’s

0.95 x Earth’s

900

Earth

Average

93 million

1.0 x Earth’s

1.0 x Earth’s

70

Moon

None

93 million

0.012 x Earth’s

0.3 x Earth’s

230

Mars

Thin

142 million

0.11 x Earth’s

0.53 x Earth’s

10

Jupiter

Thick

484 million

318 x Earth’s

11 x Earth’s

-185

Saturn

Thick

886 million

95 x Earth’s

9.5 x Earth’s

-200

Uranus

Thick

1.8 billion

15 x Earth’s

4.1 x Earth’s

-290

Neptune

Thick

2.8 billion

17 x Earth’s

3.8 x Earth’s

-330

Pluto

Thin

3.7 billion

0.002 x Earth’s

0.2 x Earth’s

-410

Weighing In The Planets

100 lb student

Weight factor

Earth

100 lbs

1

Moon

17 lbs

0.17

Sun

2800 lbs

Mercury

40 lbs

Venus

90 lbs

Mars

40 lbs

Jupiter

250 lbs

Saturn

110 lbs

Uranus

80 lbs

Neptune

120 lbs

Pluto

1 lbs

 

Weight For Me

Weight Factor

My Weight

Earth

1

Moon

0.17

Sun

Mercury

Venus

Mars

Jupiter

Saturn

Uranus

Neptune

Pluto