Mass and Weight

Weight is _________.

• the quantity of matter in an object.

• the measure of an object's inertia.

• the force exerted by gravity on an object's mass.

• equal to the mass of an object.

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Weight is constant.

• True

• False

The force of gravity acting on an object is the object's ______.

• mass
• matter
• weight 
• friction 

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The amount of matter in an object is 

• pressure
• weight
• mass
• force

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The scientific unit of weight is

• Kg
• N
• pounds
• Kgm/s

The scientific unit for mass is

• Kg
• N
• pounds
• ounces

If an object has more mass, then it will

• weigh more.
• weigh less.
• weigh the same as an object with less mass.
• always have more volume than an object with less mass.

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A person would weigh less on on the Moon than on the Earth because . . .

• Moon has more mass, and therefore more gravity
• Moon has less mass, and therefore more gravity
• Moon has more mass, and therefore less gravity
• Moon has less mass and therefore less gravity

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You have a ball with a weight of 76N. What is the mass of the ball?

• 76N

• 76kg

• 7.6kg

• 7.6N

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What would be the weight of a 10 kg object on earth?

• 1 N

• 10 N

• 0.1 N

• 100 N

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