Homework SourseAn object has a mass of 21 kg The acceleration of gravity is
An object has a mass of 21 kg.
The acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s2
What is its weight on the earth?
What is its mass on the moon where the force
of gravity is 1/6that of the earth?
Answer in units of kg
What is the weight of that object on the
moon?
Answer in units of N
The acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s2
What is its weight on the earth?
What is its mass on the moon where the force
of gravity is 1/6that of the earth?
Answer in units of kg
What is the weight of that object on the
moon?
Answer in units of N
Solution
Mass = 21 kg weight on the earth = mg = 21*9.8 = 205.8 N as mass is independent of gravity, its mass on the moon = 21 kg weight = mg = 21*(1/6)*9.8 = 34.3 N
