Weight, Mass, & Gravity Review

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

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

• mass

• matter

• weight 

• friction 

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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?

(Earth gravity is 10m/s²⁾

• 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?

• 40kg

• 40N

• 400Kg

• 400N

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

• 800N

• 80kg

• 80N

• 800kg

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