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Planetary Jump Height Calculator

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Planetary Jump Height Calculator

Astronaut jumping on different planets

🚀 Part 1: Understanding Gravity

Did you know? Your jump height changes on different planets because gravity is different! Use these conversion factors to calculate jump heights:

Conversion Factors:

• Moon: Multiply Earth jump height by 6
• Mars: Multiply Earth jump height by 2.6
• Mercury: Multiply Earth jump height by 2.6
• Jupiter: Multiply Earth jump height by 0.4
• Saturn: Multiply Earth jump height by 0.94
• Venus: Multiply Earth jump height by 1.1

1. Which planet would give you the highest jump?

Moon

Mars

Jupiter

Venus

2. On which planets would you jump HIGHER than on Earth? (Check all that apply)

Moon

Mars

Jupiter

Saturn

Venus

🧮 Part 2: Jump Height Calculations

Your Earth jump height: First, measure how high you can jump on Earth: _______ cm

3. Calculate your jump height on the Moon:

Answer: _______ cm

4. Calculate your jump height on Mars:

Answer: _______ cm

5. Calculate your jump height on Jupiter:

Answer: _______ cm

6. If someone can jump 40 cm on Earth, how high could they jump on Saturn?

Answer: _______ cm

🌍 Part 3: Analysis and Reflection

7. Explain why you can jump much higher on the Moon than on Earth:
8. Which planet has gravity most similar to Earth? How do you know?
9. If you were an astronaut, which planet would you choose for a basketball game and why?

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