- A bag of sugar weighs 4.00 lb on Earth. What would it weigh on the Moon, where the free-fall acceleration is one-sixth that on Earth? Give your answer in units of newtons. -What would it weigh on the surface of Ceres (the largest object in the asteroid belt), where g is 0.0286 times that on Earth? Give your answer in units of newtons. -What is the mass of the bag of sugar in kilograms at each of the three locations? Earth= ?kg Moon= ?kg Ceres= ?kg

- A bag of sugar weighs 4.00 lb on Earth. What would it weigh on the Moon, where the free-fall acceleration is one-sixth that on Earth? Give your answer in units of newtons. -What would it weigh on the surface of Ceres (the largest object in the asteroid belt), where g is 0.0286 times that on Earth? Give your answer in units of newtons. -What is the mass of the bag of sugar in kilograms at each of the three locations? Earth= ?kg Moon= ?kg Ceres= ?kg

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- A bag of sugar weighs 4.00 lb on Earth. What would it weigh on the Moon, where the free-fall acceleration is one-sixth that on Earth? Give your answer in units of newtons.

-What would it weigh on the surface of Ceres (the largest object in the asteroid belt), where g is 0.0286 times that on Earth? Give your answer in units of newtons.

-What is the mass of the bag of sugar in kilograms at each of the three locations?

Earth= ?kg

Moon= ?kg

Ceres= ?kg

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