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- 1. Fill in the Blank
The mass of your car is 500 kg. How much does it weigh on Earth?
- 2. Fill in the Blank
The penguin's mass on Earth is 22 kg. What is the penguin's mass in interstellar space where there is much less gravity?
- 3. Multiple Choice
How much would a 10kg box weigh on the surface of Mars?
weight = mass x gravity
37.7 N
98.1 N
35.9 N
88.7 N
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements is FALSE
The weight of an object is equal to its mass multiplied by the acceleration of gravity.
More massive objects experience a greater force of gravity than less massive objects.
The weight of an object on Earth is identical to the weight of the same object on the moon.
All statements are true
- 5. Multiple Choice
Because weight __________ scientists DO NOT like to use this measure.
is constant
is heavy
varies
is in space
- 6. Multiple Choice
______ is explained as a push or pull motion
Force
Friction
Gravity
Weight
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is mass?
The amount of material in an object
The force of gravity on an object
The compactness of an object
The amount of space an object takes up
- 8. Multiple Choice
Two people are playing an arm wrestling match. Blue Ben pushes to the left with 28N. Red Roberto pushes to the right with 17N. Who wins the match?
Blue Ben
Red Roberto
Neither - they tie
- 9. Multiple Choice
______ is the attractive force between any two objects that depends on the objects mass and distance to each other.
Weight
Gravity
Net Force
Rolling Friction
- 10. Multiple Choice
Newton's 3rd Law most concisely says...
a = F/m
No object's motion will change without a force acting on it.
Every force has a partner force, oriented in the opposite direction with the same value.
Objects in motion stay in motion.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following depends on your location (i.e. Earth, moon, Mars)?
Mass
Weight
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of Newton's Laws says:
"An object at rest will stay at rest and an object in motion will stay in constant motion unless an external force acts on it."
1st Law
2nd Law
3rd Law
4th Law
- 13. Multiple Choice
What is weight?
The amount of material in an object
The force of gravity on an object
The compactness of an object
The amount of space an object takes up
- 14. Multiple Choice
A bag of dog food has a mass of 10 kg. Its weight on a mystery planet is 65 N. What is the acceleration due to gravity on this mystery planet? Use the triangle to rearrange the weight formula.
weight = mass x acceleration due to gravity
650 m/s2
6.5 m/s2
1.54 m/s2
75 m/s2
- 15. Multiple Choice
______ is the gravitational force exerted on an object
Mass
Gravity
Force
Weight
- 16. Multiple Choice
Because Mass of an object __________ it means that an object's mass is the same where ever you are...even in outer space.
is constant
is heavy
varies
is in space
- 17. Multiple Choice
If a force of 200 N acts on a 16 kg object, what will its acceleration be?
12.5 m/s2
3200 m/s2
0.08 m/s2
Bout tree fiddy
- 18. Multiple Choice
A farmer brings his prize pumpkin to the fair. If the mass of the pumpkin is 140 kg, what is its weight?
14 N
1.4 N
140 N
1400 N
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