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EASY PHYSICS QUESTION PLEASE!?
A space probe lands on the icy surface of Europa, a moon of Jupiter. It weighs a set of known masses, but the readings are not very accurate. Plot a graph of weight against mass using the information below, AND USE IT TO ESTIMATE THE STRENGTH OF EUROPA'S GRAVITY.
Mass Weight
0.1 kg 0.15 N
0.2 kg 0.30 N
0.3 kg 0.36 N
0.4 kg 0.55 N
0.5 kg 0.68 N
How do I use the graph to estimate the strength of Europa's gravity??? Please help I am stuck?
2 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
I'd make a line graph with mass on the x axis and weight on the y axis. Then find the slope of that line. The slope will be F(weight)/m and that equals acceleration which will be Europa's gravitational acceleration.
I think that it'll look something like this:
- 1 decade ago
ok, plot the points on the graph, then draw a line of best fit. once you have a line of best fit (given it has equal plots on each point, rnning through the origin.) then you use the line to find gravity on europa at given points by taking them from the x and y to the line. to estimate the strength you compare this to 1n so get how many kg is needed for 1n then compare that to the earths gravity 1n-1k and 9.8ms^-1
