Mass vs. Weight

Which of the following is a unit of mass?

• kilogram
• liter
• meter
• pound

The mass of an object ___________________________.

• changes, depending on where it is located
• changes randomly
• changes, depending on temperature
• does not change

Suppose an astronaut were to visit a planet where the gravity is half that of Earth.  His MASS on that planet would be ______________.

• half his Earth mass
• the same as his Earth mass
• twice his Earth mass
• zero

A squirrel has a weight of 4.9 N. What is his Mass if he is running on the Ground?

• 4.9 kg

• 9.8 N/kg

• 0.5 kg

• 5.0 kg

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______ is explained as a push or pull motion

• Force

• Friction

• Gravity

• Weight

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______ is the attractive force between any two objects that depends on the objects mass and distance to each other.

• Weight

• Gravity

• Net Force

• Rolling Friction

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You fly to Venus and research if life can exist there. Your mass is 100 kg and have a weight of 90 N what is the Gravitational strength of Venus?

• 900 N/kg

• 9 N/kg

• 0.9 N/kg

• 9000 N/ kg

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______ is the gravitational force exerted on an object

• Mass

• Gravity

• Force

• Weight

What are the units for Weight?

• Kg

• N

• N/kg

• Joules

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What is the weight of a 0.456 kg object?

• 456g

• 0.456kg

• 4.56N

• 456N

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