The Planet Jupiter Is About 300 Times as Massive as Earth

question 69

Multiple Choice

The planet Jupiter is about 300 times as massive as Earth, yet on its surface you would weigh only about 3 times as much. This is because

• A)your mass is 100 times less on Jupiter.
• B)Jupiter is significantly farther from the Sun.
• C)Jupiter's radius is 10 times Earth's radius.
• D)you are 100 times more weightless there.
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

Industrialization

The process by which an economy is transformed from primarily agricultural to one based on the manufacturing of goods. Individual manual labor is often replaced by mechanized mass production.

Glocalization

The simultaneous homogenization of some aspects of life and the strengthening of some localdifferences under the impact ofglobalization

Neoliberal Globalization

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McDonaldization

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