Weight

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Weight: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Comparison of Weights of an Object on the Earth and the Moon, Weight of an Object, Difference between Mass and Weight of an Object, and Weight of an Object on the Moon.

Important Questions on Weight

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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 mass of an object is 10 kg, then its weight on moon is _____.

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If mass of an object be 5 kg, then its weight on moon is8.17 N

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

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The SI unit of weight is :

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During a free fall towards moon the acceleration of a body is equal to _____.

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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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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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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?

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

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A body of weight 60 N is placed on a weighing machine and allowed to fall freely. What will be the reading of weighing machine?

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If a body has a weight of 360 N on earth, what will be its weight on moon?