Weight

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Weight: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Weight of an Object on the Moon, Weight of an Object, Difference between Mass and Weight of an Object and, Comparison of Weights of an Object on the Earth and the Moon

Important Questions on Weight

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The weighing machine tell us our mass or weight.

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The mass of an adult person is 65 kg. Express his or her weight in kgf and N.

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What is earth's mass?

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The mass of an adult person is 65 kg. Express his or her weight in kgf and N.

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On a planet X, a stone dropped from rest falls through a distance 8 m in 2 s. What is the weight of a 100 kg object on the planet X?

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The Curiosity Mars rover is a car-like mobile laboratory which landed on Mars in August 2012. The rover has a mass of 900 kg. On Mars, g=3.72 N kg-1. Then the weight of Curiosity Rover on Mars is K newtons. Find the value of K.

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If the weight of a body on earth is 6 N, then its weight be on the moon is 36 N.

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The Curiosity Mars rover is a car-like mobile laboratory which landed on Mars in August 2012. The rover has a mass of 900 kg. On Mars, g=3.72 N kg-1. Calculate the weight of Curiosity on Mars.

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One day car journeys may be possible on the Moon. What statement is correct about the car on the Moon?

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The weight of same body is _____ at earth and at the moon.

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Weight of a body on Jupiter will be _____(heavier/lighter) than that on earth.

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S.I. unit of weight is _____(newton/kilogram).

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What is the ratio of value of 'g' on earth to that on moon?

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You find your mass to be 42 kg on a weighing machine. Is your mass more or less than 42 kg?

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A body weighs more at poles than at equator. Give reason for this.

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Mass of a body is 60 kg. Find its weight on moon.given g on earth =9.8 m/s2 and g on moon=1.6 m/s2

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Mass of a body is 60 kg. Find its weight on earth.g on earth=9.8 m/s2 and g on moon=1.6 m/s2

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Find the difference between the weight of an object of mass 10 kg kept on earth, and that of a bigger object of mass 60 kg kept on moon. Will your answer change if the objects' locations are interchanged? How?

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If diameter of earth becomes half of its present value and its mass becomes four times of its present value, how would the weight of object on surface of earth be affected?

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How would the weight of object change if it is weighed first in Delhi and then taken to equator?