P103 - Weight

What is the definition of "weight"?

• measure of the force of gravity on your body
• the time it takes to get on a ride 
• the amount of matter in an object
• the size of an object

A measure of how much matter an object has is--

• weight
• gravity
• mass
• volume

On which celestial object (outer space) would your mass be the greatest?

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Sun

• Your mass doesn't change on different celestial objects

Why would you weigh less on the moon compared to Earth?

• less air
• less sunlight
• more gravitational pull
• less gravitational pull

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

• mass
• matter
• weight 
• friction 

If the mass of an object is 1000 kg on Earth, what is it's mass on the moon?

• 10kg
• 100kg
• 1000kg
• 10,000kg

If an object mass =30 Kg on the Earth, what would be it's weight on Earth?

• 30 N
• 300 kg
• 3000N
• 300 N

The weight of a boulder on Neptune is 2,960 Newtons.  The boulder has a mass of 269 kilograms.  What is the acceleration due to gravity on Neptune?

• 3.7 m/s/s
• 8.9 m/s/s
• 2.04 x 10⁶ m/s/s
• 11 m/s/s

A young girl has a mass of 40.0 kg. What is her weight in newtons?

Answer explanation

W = m x g

W = 40 kg x 10 N/kg

W = 400N

A man weighs 800 N. What is his mass in kilograms?