Mass and Weight

The amount that gravitational force acting on you is called

• mass

• volume

• density

• weight

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which statement is correct about the mass of the chair on the earth and moon?

• mass is greater on the moon

• mass is less on the moon but not equals to zero

• mass is zero on the moon

• mass is the same on the moon

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What are the correct units for force and for weight?

• kilogram , kilogram

• Newton , Newton

• kilogram , Newton

• Newton , kilogram

If an object mass =30 kg on the Earth, what would be it's weight on Earth?

• 30 N

• 300 kg

• 3000N

• 300 N

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

A child has a mass of 30 kg on Earth. If the gravitational field strength on Moon is one sixth that of the Earth what is the mass of the child on Moon?

• 30 Kg

• 180 Kg

• 5 Kg

• 0 Kg

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

If the weight of a body on the Earth's surface is 600 N, what would be its weight on the Moon? (the gravitational field strength on Earth is 6 times the gravitational field strength on the Moon)

• 3600 N

• 100 N

• 600 N

• 6000 N

The gravitational field strength on Jupiter is about 2 times the gravitational field strength on Earth. If an object has a mass of 50 kg and a weight of 500 N on Earth, what would be the object's approximate mass and weight on Jupiter?

• 50 kg and 500 N

• 100 kg and 500 N

• 50 kg and 1000 N

• 100 kg and 1000 N

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

A parachutist inside an aeroplane has a mass of 70 kg.

What is his mass after he has jumped from the aeroplane?

• 0 kg

• between 0 kg and 70 kg

• 70 kg

• greater than 70 kg

A 1 kg sample of wood is stored in a laboratory. In a different laboratory, in the same town, there is a 1 kg sample of iron.

Which quantity must these two samples always have in common?

• the same density

• the same temperature

• the same volume

• the same weight

A large bag of feathers and a steel block balance each other on some scales.

What does this show about the masses and the weights of the bag of feathers and the steel block?

• It shows that the masses are equal and the weights are equal.

• It shows that the weights are equal, but the masses might be different.

• It shows that the masses might be different and the weights might be different.

• It shows that the masses are equal, but the weights might be different.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4