Name_________________________
1. What does mass measure?
2. What does weight measure?
3. On the moon, my mass will be [more, same, less ] than it is on Earth because__________________
4. On the moon, my mass will be [more, same, less] than it is on Earth because____________________
5. Is getting sunburned an example of radiation, conduction, or convection?
6. Is cooking a pancake in a frying pan an example of radiation, conduction, or convection?
7. Is heating your room with warm air coming from a heating vent on the floor an example of radiation,
convection, or conduction?
8. Why do you see a rainbow when you shine white light through a prism? Use the word “wavelength” in your
answer.
9. If a wave has HIGH energy, will its wavelength be shorter, the same as, or longer than a wave with LOW energy?
Use the chart below to answer the next three questions.
Planet Mass of a golf ball Weight of a golf ball
on that planet
on that planet
Earth
0.045 kg
.441 N
Mars
0.045 kg
.169 N
Jupiter
0.045 kg
1.12 N
Pluto
0.045 kg
.026 N
10. Which planet has the strongest gravitational force according to the data given?
A. Earth
B. Mars
C. Jupiter
D. Pluto
11. Which planet has the least mass according to the data given?
A. Earth
B. Mars
C. Jupiter
D. Pluto
12. As the distance from an object increases, the amount of gravitational force felt by the object
A. increases
B. decreases
C. stays the same
D. disappear
Use the chart below to answer the next three questions. It compares how high the same
student could jump on different planets to the planets’ gravity. Surface gravity is a
comparison of the planet’s gravity to Earth’s gravity.
Planet
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto
Surface Gravity
1.07 N
.92 N
1.12 N
.06 N
Jump Height
28 cm
32 cm
X
500 cm
13. Which planet has the greatest surface gravity?
A. Saturn
B. Uranus
C. Neptune
D. Pluto
14. Which planet would you expect to weight the least on?
A. Saturn
B. Uranus
C. Neptune
D. Pluto
15. Using the information in the table, what would you estimate the jump height of Neptune to be?
A. 26 cm
B. 30 cm
C. 34 cm
D. 50 cm