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worksheet_for_mass_and_weight
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worksheet_for_mass_and_weight
1. The standard metric unit for mass is _____ and the standard metric unit for weight
is _____.
2. An object's mass refers to _____ and an object's weight refers to _____.
3. Complete the following table showing the relationship between mass and weight.
6. What is the mass and weight of a 10-kg object on the moon where the force of gravity is
1/6 th that of the Earth's gravity?
Mass = Weight =
8. The value of the gravitational field strength g is 10 N/kg on Earth and 1.5 N/kg on the
Moon.
An astronaut, who has a mass of 90 kg on the Earth, goes to the Moon. Show by calculations
or otherwise, how you determine:
(a) his weight on the Earth
(b) his mass on the Moon
(c) his weight on the Moon?