This table lists some characteristics of two planets.
Earth
Venus
Mass
5.97 x 1024 kg 4.87 x 1024 kg
8.9 m/s2
Gravity 9.8 m/s2
Diameter 12,756 km
12,104 km
Which statement best explains why an object weighs less on Venus than on
Earth?
A. Venus's diameter is less than Earth’s.
B. An object's weight is the same everywhere in the universe.
C. An object’s mass is the same everywhere in the universe.
D. Venus’s gravitational force is less than Earth’s
