Mass vs. Weight

A measure of 'matter present'.

• Weight
• Mass

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Is related closely to INERTIA.

• Mass
• Weight

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Changes with gravity.

• Weight
• Mass

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From the choices below. Which of the following would you have the least mass?

• Europa

• Saturn

• Earth

• It would be the same on all of these.

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From the choices below. Which of the following would you have the MOST WEIGHT?

• Europa

• Saturn

• Earth

• Ganymede

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Suppose you were to travel to the planets/moons below.  Which is in the order you'd have the least to most weight.

• Titan, Mercury, Venus, Neptune
• Pluto, Mercury, Titan, Jupiter
• Jupiter, Uranus, Ganymede, Pluto
• Europa, Mercury, Earth, Saturn

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Recall : F_w = m•g
The Mars Rover has a mass of 899 kg.  The gravity on Mars is 3.7 m/s².  What is the  approximate Martian weight of the Rover?

• 3300 Joules
• 3300 Newtons
• 3300 Pascals
• 3300 Dines

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Recall : F_w = m•g
What would be the weight of a 75 kg astronaut if she traveled to Europa to explore this icy sphere?

• 35 N
• 50 N
• 60 N
• 100 N

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Recall : F_w = m•g
An astronaut(m = 65 kg) has traveled to an unknown planet?  She has a weight of 578.5 N.  What PLANET has she traveled to?

• Uranus
• Venus
• Saturn
• Neptune

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Recall : F_w = m•g
An astronaut(m = ??? has traveled to an Jupiter?  He has a weight of 1850 N.  What is this astronauts mass?

• 80 kg
• 190 kg
• 60 kg
• 95 kg

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