Mass and weight

9.At the top of Mount Everest, g = 9.77 N/kg. A water bottle weighs 12 N. What is its mass?

10.A can of cola has mass 330 g (0.33 kg) and weight 2.3 N. What is the gravitational field strength?

11.Which of the following is the correct unit for weight?

12.What does the mass of an object depend on?

13.An astronaut has a mass of 80 kg on Earth. When she travels to the Moon, where gravitational field strength is 1.6 N/kg, what is her weight on the Moon?

14.A bag of sugar weighs 49 N on Earth (g = 9.8 N/kg). What is its mass?

15.On planet X, a 10 kg mass has a weight of 150 N. What is the gravitational field strength on planet X?

16.A student measures the weight of a 1 kg mass on Earth using a spring balance. What reading should she expect? (g = 9.8 N/kg)

17.The weight of an object on Earth is 100 N. What would its weight be on a planet where gravitational field strength is half that of Earth? (g_Earth = 9.8 N/kg)

18.A spaceship has a mass of 5000 kg. On Earth, its weight is 49000 N. If it lands on Mars where g = 3.7 N/kg, what is its weight on Mars?

19.A student plots a graph of weight (y-axis) against mass (x-axis) for objects on Earth. What is the gradient of the line?

20.A 2 kg rock is taken from Earth to the Moon. Which statement about its mass and weight is correct?

21.Which of the following is the unit of gravitational field strength?

22.A spring balance calibrated on Earth (g = 9.8 N/kg) is used on Mars (g = 3.7 N/kg) to weigh a 1 kg mass. What reading does it show?

23.An object has a mass of 0.5 kg. What is its weight on Earth? (g = 9.8 N/kg)

24.A Lunar Rover has a mass of 210 kg. Calculate its weight on the Moon where g = 1.6 N/kg.

25.A student uses a spring balance to measure the weight of a 1 kg mass on Earth (g = 9.8 N/kg). She then takes the same spring balance and the same mass to the Moon (g = 1.6 N/kg). Which statement about the readings is correct?

26.A student measures the weight of an object on Earth as 50 N. She then takes the object to a planet where the gravitational field strength is one-fifth of Earth's. What is the mass of the object on that planet? (g_Earth = 9.8 N/kg)

27.Which of the following is the correct unit for gravitational field strength?

28.A student calibrates a spring balance on Earth (g = 9.8 N/kg) so that it reads weight directly. She then uses it on Mars (g = 3.7 N/kg) to weigh a 1 kg mass. What reading does it show?

29.A student measures the weight of a 1 kg mass on Earth using a spring balance. He then uses the same spring balance to measure the weight of the same mass on the Moon. The spring balance gives a different reading. Which of the following is the best explanation?

30.Which of the following is the correct definition of mass?

31.Which of the following is the correct definition of weight?

32.Which of the following statements about mass is true?

33.Which of the following statements about weight is true?

34.What is the weight of a 0.5 kg book on Earth? (g = 9.8 N/kg)

35.A student measures the weight of a 1 kg mass on Earth using a spring balance. She then takes the same spring balance and the same mass to the Moon (g = 1.6 N/kg). What weight will the spring balance read on the Moon?

36.An object has a weight of 50 N on Earth (g = 9.8 N/kg). What is its mass?

37.On Earth, a spring balance calibrated in newtons shows a reading of 10 N for a certain object. The same object is taken to a planet where the gravitational field strength is 4.0 N/kg. What will the spring balance read? (g on Earth = 9.8 N/kg)

38.A student plots a graph of weight (y-axis) against mass (x-axis) for objects on Earth. What does the gradient of the line represent?

39.A student uses a spring balance to measure the weight of a 1 kg mass on Earth (g = 9.8 N/kg). She then takes the same spring balance and the same mass to the Moon (g = 1.6 N/kg). What will the spring balance read on the Moon?

40.An object on Earth has a weight of 100 N. What would its weight be on a planet where the gravitational field strength is half that of Earth? (g_Earth = 9.8 N/kg)

41.Weight is a downwards force due to gravity.

42.The mass of an object is the same everywhere.

43.The weight of an object is the same everywhere.

44.What is the gravitational field strength on the surface of Earth?

45.An astronaut has a mass of 80 kg on Earth. When she travels to the Moon (g = 1.6 N/kg), what is her weight on the Moon?

46.Match each quantity with its correct unit.

47.Arrange the following steps in the correct order to calculate the weight of a 20 kg mass on the Moon (g = 1.6 N/kg).

48.Which of the following statements about mass and weight are true? (Select all that apply)

49.The weight of an object is the same everywhere in the universe.

50.A student measures the weight of a 1 kg mass on Earth using a spring balance calibrated in newtons. She then takes the same spring balance and the same mass to the Moon where g = 1.6 N/kg. What will the spring balance read on the Moon?

51.A rock of mass 2 kg is on the surface of Venus. The gravitational field strength on Venus is 8.8 N/kg. Calculate the weight of the rock.

52.An object on the surface of Ceres has a weight of 0.81 N and a mass of 3 kg. Calculate the gravitational field strength on Ceres.

53.Complete the sentence using the words provided: (mass, weight, gravitational field strength)

54.State the equation that links weight, mass and gravitational field strength.

55.A rock of mass 2 kg is on the surface of Venus. The gravitational field strength on Venus is 8.8 N/kg. Calculate the weight of the rock.

56.An object on the surface of Ceres has a weight of 0.81 N and a mass of 3 kg. Calculate the gravitational field strength on Ceres.