Which planet is the most massive

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The following tables contain information on the orbital and physical properties of the planets. Use the tables to answer the following questions. Write down answers to the questions in this activity using MS Word or Notepad and submit them through the Properties of the Planets assignment dropbox.

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The following table contains the physical properties of the planets. Use the table to answer the following questions.

Planet	Equatorial Diameter (km)	Equatorial Diameter (Earth = 1)	Mass (kg)	Mass (Earth = 1)	Average Density (kg/m³)
Mercury	4880	0.383	3.302 x 10²³	0.0553	5430
Venus	12,104	0.949	4.868 x 10²⁴	0.8150	5243
Earth	12,756	1.000	5.974 x 10²⁴	1.000	5515
Mars	6794	0.533	6.418 x 10²³	0.1074	3934
Jupiter	142,984	11.209	1.899 x 10²⁷	317.8	1326
Saturn	120,536	9.449	5.685 x 10²⁶	95.16	687
Uranus	51,118	4.007	8.682 x 10²⁵	14.53	1318
Neptune	49,528	3.883	1.024 x 10²⁶	17.15	1638

Questions:

1. Which planet is the largest?

2. Which planet is the smallest?

3. Which planet is the most massive?

4. Which planet is the least massive?

5. Which planet is the most dense?

6. Which planet is the least dense?

7. Which planet is the most similar to Earth in size, mass, and density?

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