Weight Equation Quiz

On the surface of a distant planet a 5 kg mass weighs 20 N. What is the acceleration due to gravity there ?
1. 0.25 m/s^2
2. 1m/s^2
3. 4 m/s^2
4. 15 m/s^2
The weight of an apple is closest to
1. 1 N
2. 9.8 N
3. 19.6 N
4. 980 N
On the planet Gamma, a 4.0 kg mass experiences a gravitational force of 24 N. What is the acceleration due to gravity on planet Gamma ?
1. 0.17 m/s^2
2. 6.0 m/s^2
3. 9.8 m/s^2
4. 96 m/s^2
Which combination of fundamental unit can be used to express the weight of an object?
1. kg/sec
2. kg x m
3. kg x m/s
4. kg x m/sec^2
A person is standing on a bathroom scale in an elevator car. If the scale reads a value greater than the weight of the person at rest, the elevator car could be moving
1. downward at constant speed
2. upward at increasing speed
3. downward at increasing speed
4. upward at constant speed
The acceleration due to gravity on the surface of planet X is 19.6 m/s^2 . If an object on the surface of this planet weighs 980.N, the mass of the object is
1. 50.0 kg
2. 908 N
3. 490. N
4. 100. kg
An apple weighing 1 newton on the surface of Earth has a mass of approximately
1. .1 kg
2. 1 X 10^2 kg
3. 1 X 10^1 kg
4. 1 X 10^0 kg
As a satellite is accelerated away from the Earth by a rocket, the satellite's mass
1. remains the same
2. decreases
3. increases
4. increases then decreases
Which is most likely the mass of a high school student?
1. 5 kg
2. 60 kg
3. 250 kg
4. 1 kg
Which two quantities are measured in the same units?
1. force and momentum
2. weight and force
3. mass and weight
4. velocity and acceleration