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Force Weight Mass Calculations

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

______ is explained as a push or pull motion

a)

Force

b)

Friction

c)

Gravity

d)

Weight

2.

______ is the attractive force between any two objects that depends on the objects mass and distance to each other.

a)

Weight

b)

Gravity

c)

Net Force

d)

Rolling Friction

3.

A girl weighs 300 N what is her mass here on Earth?

a)

40.8 kg

b)

41 kg

c)

30.6 kg

d)

300 N

4.

You fly to Venus and research if life can exist there. Your mass is 100 kg and have a weight of 90 N what is the Gravitational strength of Venus?

a)

900 N/kg

b)

9 N/kg

c)

0.9 N/kg

d)

9000 N/ kg

5.

Weight and mass are NOT the same. ​ (a)   is the measure of the gravitational pull on an object and ​ (b)   is a measure of how much an object is made up of. Mass is measured using a ​ (c)   and weight is measured using a ​ (d)   . The metric units for measuring mass are ​ (e)   and the metric units for measuring weight are Newtons.

Choose from the below words

Weight

mass

triple beam balance scale

spring scale

grams

Newtons

6.

A mechanical scale is like a seesaw. An object of unknown mass is put on one side of the scale, and then weighted tabs are moved on the other side of the fulcrum until the two sides are in balance. Gravity is acting on both sides with the same force. Do you think this measures mass? Or weight?

a)

Mass

b)

Weight

7.

What do the two numbers on this barbell mean?

8.

An object’s mass​ (a)   change even if the force of ​ (b)   upon the object changes.

Choose from the below words

does not

gravity

does

mass

9.

______ is the gravitational force exerted on an object

a)

Mass

b)

Gravity

c)

Force

d)

Weight

10.

What are the units for Weight?

a)

Kg

b)

N

c)

N/kg

d)

Joules

11.
Question Image

Match the following

a)

Gravity

1.

The force that attracts

two objects with mass

toward each other.

b)

Weight

2.

A measure of the gravitational force between objects

c)

Air Resistance

3.

An opposing force against objects moving through the air

d)

Force

4.

A push or pull required to

move an object

e)

Mass

5.

The amount of matter contained in an object or substance

12.

Earth's gravitational field strength is ​ ​ (a)   ​ N/kg

Choose from the below words

9.8

12

1,000

8.809

13.

Does the weight of an object change on a different planet?

a)

Yes

b)

No

14.

What is gravity?

a)

A force

b)

Energy

c)

A push

d)

All of them

15.

Which has more mass, Earth or the Moon?

a)

Earth

b)

Moon

c)

The same

16.

What is the SI unit used to measure force? 

a)

pounds 

b)

grams 

c)

newtons 

d)

friction

17.

If the mass of an object on Earth is 18 grams, what would the mass of the same object be on the Moon?

a)

18 g

b)

4 g

c)

0 g 

d)

32 g 

18.

A child has a mass of 30 Kg on Earth. If the gravity on Moon is one sixth that of the Earth what is the mass of the child on Moon? 

a)

30 Kg

b)

180 Kg

c)

5 Kg

d)

0 Kg

19.

The scientific unit of weight is

a)

Kg

b)

N

c)

pounds

d)

Kgm/s

20.

The amount of matter in an object is 

a)

pressure

b)

weight

c)

mass

d)

force

21.

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

a)

30 N

b)

300 kg

c)

3000N

d)

300 N

22.

What is the formula to calculate weight?

a)

W=mgW = mg

b)

W=maW = ma

c)

W=mvW = mv

d)

W=mghW = mgh

23.

If an object has a mass of 10 kg and the gravitational acceleration is 9.8 m/s², what is its weight?

a)

98 N

b)

9.8 N

c)

980 N

d)

0.98 N

24.

Which of the following statements is true about mass and weight?

a)

Mass is constant everywhere, but weight varies with gravity.

b)

Weight is constant everywhere, but mass varies with gravity.

c)

Both mass and weight vary with gravity.

d)

Both mass and weight are constant everywhere.

25.

A 5 kg object is taken to a planet where the gravitational acceleration is 12 m/s². What is the weight of the object on that planet?

a)

60 N

b)

50 N

c)

12 N

d)

5 N