Mass and Weight

Mass is measured in

• meters per second

• meters per second squared

• kilograms

• Newtons

Gravity is measured in

• meters per second

• meters per second squared

• kilograms

• Newtons

Weight is measured in

• meters per second

• meters per second squared

• kilograms

• Newtons

Find the weight of a 60 kg on Earth. (Remember, gravity on Earth is 9.8 m/s/s)

• 0.16 N

• 6.1 N

• 588 N

• 1,480 N

A backpack weighs 8.2 newtons and has a mass of 5 kg on the moon. What is the strength of gravity on the moon?

• 0.05 m/s/s

• 0.61 m/s/s

• 1.64 m/s/s

• 41 m/s/s

A physical science textbook has a mass of 2.2 kg. What is its weight on Earth?

• 2.2 N

• 4.5 N

• 15.3 N

• 21.6 N

A physical science textbook has a mass of 2.2 kg. What is its weight on Mars if the gravity on Mars is 3.7 m/s/s?

• 1.68 N

• 2.2 N

• 8.14 N

• 16 N

If a bowling pin weighs 19.6 newtons on Venus and has a mass of 2.5 kg, what is the strength of gravity on Venus?

• 7.84 N

• 2.5 N

• 6.25 N

• 49 N

If a 0.5 kg pair of running shoes would weigh 11.55 newtons on Jupiter, what is the strength of gravity there?

• 5.78 m/s/s

• 23.1 m/s/s

• 12.1 m/s/s

• 3 m/s/s