4.1 Weight & Mass

What is the SI/Metric unit used to measure force?

• pounds

• grams

• newtons

• friction

The force of gravity acting on an object is the object's ______.

• mass
• matter
• weight 
• friction 

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The amount of matter in an object is 

• pressure
• weight
• mass
• force

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Which of the following never changes no matter where in the universe?

• weight
• force
• mass
• pounds

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A person would weigh less on on the Moon than on the Earth because . . .

• Moon has more mass, and therefore more gravity
• Moon has less mass, and therefore more gravity
• Moon has more mass, and therefore less gravity
• Moon has less mass and therefore less gravity

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If Earth's mass was cut in half, what would happen to your mass?

• increase because gravitational force increases
• decrease because gravitational force decreases
• decrease because gravitational force increases
• nothing, mass is not affected by gravitational force

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What best describes the mass and weight of a person as they move around the universe?

• mass and weight changes
• Mass and weight stays constant
• weight remains constant, mass changes
• Mass stays constant, weight changes

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The force of gravity on Jupiter is a little more than 2 times the gravitational force on Earth. If an object has a mass of 50 kg and a weight of 490 N on Earth, what would be the object's approximate mass and weight on Jupiter?

• 50 kg and 490 N
• 100 kg and 490 N
• 50 kg and 980 N
• 100 kg and 980 N

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When only the force of gravity is acting on an object, we say that the object is in ___________________________.

• Terminal Velocity
• Free Fall
• Projectile motion
• Centripetal Force

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What force causes objects falling near Earth's surface to slow down?

• Gravity
• Air Resistance
• Centripetal Force
• Newtons

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