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Mass vs. Weight: Key Concepts Explained

This document contains 9 multiple choice questions about mass and weight. The questions cover topics such as calculating weight from mass and vice versa on Earth and other celestial bodies, the difference between mass and weight, units used to measure each, and how gravitational force affects weight but not mass.

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Mass vs. Weight: Key Concepts Explained

This document contains 9 multiple choice questions about mass and weight. The questions cover topics such as calculating weight from mass and vice versa on Earth and other celestial bodies, the difference between mass and weight, units used to measure each, and how gravitational force affects weight but not mass.

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Q1: A liquid-in-glass thermometer contains mercury.

The mass of the mercury in the


thermometer is 12g. Calculate the weight of the mercury.
Q2: On Mars, the acceleration of free fall g is 3.7 m / s2 . What is the weight of a 2.0 kg mass on
Mars?
Q3: What is the fundamental difference between mass and weight?
a) Mass is the amount of matter in an object, while weight is the force of gravity acting on it.
b) Mass is the force of gravity acting on an object, while weight is the amount of matter in it.
c) Mass and weight are essentially the same thing and can be used interchangeably.
d) Mass is the measure of an object's volume, while weight is its density.
Q4: Which of the following units is used to measure mass?
a) Newton
b) Pound
c) Kilogram
d) Meter
Q5: If you were to travel to the Moon, would your mass change? Why or why not?
Q6: Which of the following is true about an object in free-fall near the surface of the Earth?
a) Its mass decreases.
b) Its weight decreases.
c) Its mass remains the same
d) Its weight remains the same.
Q7: Define the term "gravitational force" and explain how it is related to the mass and weight of
an object.
Q8: A spaceship travels far from any celestial body, where there is very little gravitational force.
How would the weight of an object on that spaceship compare to its weight on Earth, and why?
Q9: The force of gravity on the Moon is said to be one-sixth of that on the Earth. What would a
mass of 12kg weigh
a) on the Earth
b) on the Moon?

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