WorksheetsPhysics Basics: Mass and Weight
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 19mins
Which weighs more: a pound of feathers or a 1 pound bowling ball on Earth?
the feathers
the bricks
they weigh the same
The scientific unit (SI - International System or Metric System) of weight is:
Kilogram (kg)
Newton (N)
Pound(s) (lbs)
Heavy or Light
The scientific unit (SI - International System) for mass is:
kg; kilogram
N; Newton
lbs; pounds
oz; ounces
The force of gravity acting on an object is the object's ______.
mass
matter
weight
friction
A person would weigh less on on the Moon than on the Earth because . . .
Moon has more gravity
Moon has the same amount of gravity as Earth
You would be completely weightless on the Moon so no weight at all
Moon has less gravity than Earth
The force of gravity on Jupiter is a little more than 2 times the gravitational force on Earth. If an object has a mass of 50 kg and a weight of 490 N on Earth, what would be the object's approximate MASS + WEIGHT on Jupiter?
If an object mass =30 Kg on the Earth, what would be it's weight on Earth?
(Weight = mass x gravity; Fg = mg)
30 N
300 kg
3000N
300 N
Why do all of the planets orbit the Sun rather than Earth?
the sun has more mass
the sun is a star
the Earth is heavier
the sun is in the middle of the milky way
Why would you weigh less on the Moon compared to Earth?
there is less air on the Moon
there is less sunlight on the Moon
there is more gravity on the Moon
there is less gravity on the Moon
An astronaut throws a hammer in the vacuum of space. Because of inertia, a moving object will keep ________.
SOLVE: In order to find the WEIGHT of an object, multiply its MASS (measured in kilograms/kg) x gravity (m/s/s). For example, a 1 kg mass weighs 10 Newton on Earth. What is the WEIGHT of a 10 kg mass? (Fg = mg)
10 m/s/s
100 Newton
100 kg
1000 Newton
SOLVE: In order to find the WEIGHT of an object, multiply its MASS (measured in kilograms/kg) x gravity (m/s/s). For example, a 1 kg mass weighs 10 Newton on Earth. What is the MASS of a 600 Newton student? (Fg = mg)
60 m/s/s
6 kg
60 kg
600 kg
