Physics: Mass, Weight, Gravity, & Inertia

What is weight?

• The force on a body due to the gravitational attraction of another body

• The amount of matter in an object

• A force that is pulling you away from the galaxy

• The amount of space you take up on Mars

What is mass?

• The force on a body due to the gravitational attraction of another body

• The amount of matter in an object

• A force that is pulling you away from the galaxy

• The amount of space you take up on Mars

What is the gravitational acceleration on Earth?

• 3.7 m/s²

• 267.134 m/s²

• 9.8 m/s²

• 123.62 m/s²

What is the weight of an object that has a mass of 569.1 kg and on Earth (9.8 m/s²). Answer in Newtons.

• 9.8 N

• 557.72 N

• 6677.18 N

• 5577.18 N

What is the formula for weight?

• F = ma

• F = m/a

• F = a/m

• A = F/m