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1. What are the correct units for force?
2. Which of these is the correct formula linking force and acceleration?
4. A 100g toy car uses an electric motor that produces a force of 3 N. What is the car's acceleration?
6. Which of these statements give the correct description and unit for mass and weight?
7. Which of these is the correct formula linking mass and weight?
8-10. Different planets have different strengths of gravity. Rocks on the surface may be easier or harder to lift up.
What are the missing values in the table below?
Gravitational Field Strength (N/kg)
Question 1:
The correct answer is:
B. newtons (N)
A. joules (J) → unit of energy
C. watts (W) → unit of power
D. m/s → unit of velocity
Explanation: Force is measured in newtons (named after Isaac Newton). From Newton's second law:
Mass (kg) × acceleration (m/s²) gives kg·m/s², which is defined as 1 newton (N).
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Question 2:
A. force = mass × acceleration
This is Newton's second law of motion.
B → incorrect (mass × force doesn't give acceleration)
C → incorrect (weight is already a force; weight = mass × gravity, not used that way here)
D → incorrect (weight × force has no physical meaning here)
Question 3:
We use Newton's second law:
Given: m=2 kg a=4 m/s2
The correct answer is D. 8 N.
Question 4:
Given: F=3 N m=100 g=0.1 kg (remember to convert to kg for SI units)
The correct answer is A. 30 m/s².
Question 5:
C. His mass was the same but his weight was less.
Explanation:
Mass is the amount of matter in an object and does not change with location.
Weight is the force of gravity on an object and depends on the local gravitational field strength.
On the Moon, gravity is about 1/6 of Earth's, so Buzz Aldrin's weight was less, but his mass remained unchanged.
A is incorrect — he was not weightless; the Moon still has gravity, just less than Earth's.
B is incorrect — his mass did not become zero.
D is incorrect — his weight was less, not the same.
Question 6:
D. amount of matter (kg) / Pull of gravity (N)
Mass = amount of matter in an object → measured in kilograms (kg)
Weight = pull of gravity on an object → measured in newtons (N)
The other options mix up the definitions and units incorrectly.
Question 7:
A. weight = mass × gravitational field strength (W = m × g)
B is incorrect — weight is mass × g, not mass ÷ g.
C is incorrect — that rearranges to W = m/g if solved for weight, which is wrong.
D is incorrect — that would give mass = g/W, which is not correct.
So A is the standard formula relating weight and mass.
Question 8:
Row 8 (Mars) Given: Gravitational field strength = 4 N/kg, Mass = 8 kg
✅ Missing value: 32 N
Question 9:
Row 9 (Venus) Given: Gravitational field strength = 8.9 N/kg, Weight = 0.44 N
✅ Missing value: 0.049 kg
Question 10:
Given: Gravitational field strength = ?, Mass = 240 kg, Weight = 888 N
✅ Missing value: 3.7 N/kg