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I Physics
WEIGHT-MASS PROBLEMS
Solve each of the following problems using the relationship
SHOW ALL WORK and include proper units. Acceleration of gravity = -9.800 m/s2
1.
An object has a mass of 15.0-kg. What is its weight?
2.
A car weighs 15,590. N. What is the car’s mass?
3.
What would be the acceleration of gravity on a planet if the mass of a person is 250.-kg and his weight is
6,625 N?
4.
An elephant weighs 89,000. N on Earth. How much would the elephant weigh on Jupiter if the acceleration
of gravity on Jupiter is 2.7 times what it is on earth?
5.
If a physics student has a mass of 122,000. grams, what is her weight?
6.
What is the mass of a bus on earth, in grams, if the bus has a mass of 13,605.-kg on the moon?
7.
What is the mass of an astronut on the moon if he weighs 888 N on earth?
8.
If a refrigerator weighs 1,111 N on Earth, what is the mass of the refrigerator on Mars?
9.
A science text book has a mass of 2,500. grams. What is its weight?
10.
If a gymnast weighs 528 N on Saturn and 440. N on Earth, what is the mass of the gymnast?