Scientists have recently discovered an exoplanet oribiting a star at the same distance that Earth orbits our Sun. If this exoplanet is 2 the mass of Earth, but has a radius twice that of Earth's, compare the gravitational field (g)on the surface of this exoplanet to the gravitational field on Earth's surface. a. The gravitational field on the surface of the exoplanet will be the same as the gravitational field on Earth's surface. b. The gravitational field on the surface of the exoplanet will be 1/8 of the gravitational field on Earth's surface.

Scientists have recently discovered an exoplanet oribiting a star at the same distance that Earth orbits our Sun. If this exoplanet is 2 the mass of Earth, but has a radius twice that of Earth's, compare the gravitational field (g)on the surface of this exoplanet to the gravitational field on Earth's surface. a. The gravitational field on the surface of the exoplanet will be the same as the gravitational field on Earth's surface. b. The gravitational field on the surface of the exoplanet will be 1/8 of the gravitational field on Earth's surface.

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