Net Force and Weight

What is the acceleration due to gravity on Jupiter if someone who weighs 400 N on Earth weighs 1200 N on Jupiter?

• 12 m/s/s
• 24 m/s/s
• 34 m/s/s
• 29 m/s/s

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A 320 kg spacecraft weighs 970 N on the surface of Planet Zphyz. What is the acceleration due to gravity on the planet's surface?

• 0.33 m/s^2

• 6.5 m/s^2

• 3.0 m/s^2

• 6.1 m/s^2

• 0.0 m/s^2

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Jim passes a 1.2 kg basketball to his teammate by applying a net force of 91 N. What is the acceleration of the basketball while the force is being applied.

• 110 m/s^2

• 0.013 m/s^2

• 1.2 m/s^2

• 92 m/s^2

• 76 m/s^2

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What is the mass of an object that weighs 1200 N on Earth?

• 12000 kg

• 240 kg

• 600 kg

• 56 kg

• 120 kg

How much would a 140 kg man weigh near the photosphere of the Sun, where the acceleration due to gravity is 274 m/s^2?

• 19600 N

• 14000 N

• 1370 N

• 38400 N

• 0.511 N

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A net force of 40 N acts on a shopping cart full of groceries producing an acceleration of 3.0 m/s^2. If the empty cart has a mass of 2.0 kg, what is the total mass of the groceries inside?

• 15 kg

• 11 kg

• 2.0 kg

• 13 kg

• 0.15 kg

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What is the acceleration of a 5.5 kg box sliding across the floor under the action of a net force of 56 N?

• 10 m/s^2

• 310 m/s^2

• 51 m/s^2

• 0.098 m/s^2

• 11 m/s^2

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A child sits on a tire swing that is suspended by a single rope from a tree branch. What is the tension in the rope if the mass of the child and tire is 28 kg?

• 28 N

• 2.9 N

• 38 N

• 270 N

• 780 N

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A 5800 kg jet reaches a takeoff velocity of 90 m/s after accelerating from rest for 700 m down the runway. What net force is required from the jet's engines?

• 67,000 N

• 1,000 N

• 45,000 N

• 34,000 N

• 3.7 X10^8 N

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What is the acceleration due to gravity on Planet X if someone who weighs 1000 N on Earth weighs 1600 N on Planet X?

• 160 m/s^2

• 100 m/s^2

• 9.8 m/s^2

• 16 m/s^2

• 6.1 m/s^2

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