Weight

Question 1

What is weight?

Answer 1

Weight is a force and is the pull of gravity on a mass.

Question 2

Distinguish between mass and weight

Answer 2

Question 3

What is the formula for ‘Weight’

Answer 3

Weight = mass × gravitational field strength

W = m x g

Question 4

What is gravitational field strength?

Answer 4

Gravitational field strength tells us how strong gravity is in a certain place.

It tells you how much force (in Newtons) gravity pulls on every 1 kilogram of mass.

It is shown as ‘g’

Question 5

What is the gravitational field strength of the Earth?

Answer 5

10 N/kg on Earth.

Question 6

What is the size of the gravitational field strength on the moon?

Answer 6

1.6 N/kg on Moon

Question 7

Is the force of gravity greater on the Earth or on the Moon?

Answer 7

Earth - the gravitational field strength on Earth is 10 N/kg, but only 1.6 N/kg on the Moon.

Question 8

Find the weight of a 3kg folder on earth?

Answer 8

Question 9

An astronaut has a mass of 80kg.

What is his weight on earth?

Answer 9

Question 10

An astronaut has a mass of 80kg.

What is his weight on the moon?

Answer 10