Weight

What statement is true?

• Mass never changes. Weight does.

• Weight never changes. Mass does.

• Both mass and weight change because they are affected by gravity.

• Neither mass nor weight change. They are always the same.

What is the name of this tool?

• spring balance

• Balance scale

• measuring cylinder

• thermometer

Weight is the measure of the force of ______ on an object.

• Density

• Mass

• Matter

• Gravity

• Velocity

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Which measurement would be different if you were on the Moon versus on Earth?

• Mass

• Weight

Find the weight of a 20g object

• ~200N

• ~20g

• ~0.2N

• ~0.02kg

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

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The weight of an object _________ as it moves away from the center of Earth.

• increases

• stays the same

• triples

• decreases

On which celestial object would you weigh the most?

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Sun

• You would weigh the same on all celestial objects

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If Earth's mass was cut in half, what would happen to your weight?

• Increase because gravitational force increases

• decrease because gravitational force decreases

• decrease because gravitational force increases

• nothing, weight is not affected by gravitational force

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What is the relationship between mass and weight?

• Weight is mass times the acceleration due to gravity.

• Weight is mass divided by the acceleration due to gravity.

• Weight is the same as mass.

• Weight is mass plus the acceleration due to gravity.

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