The difference between mass and weight can be illustrated by consideringan astronaut. How do an astronaut’s mass and weight in outer spacecompare with the astronaut’s mass and weight on the earth’s surface?

Q: An astronaut's pack weighs 11.4 N when she is on earth but only 2.02 N when she is at the surface of…

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Q: Why does a person in free fall experience weightlessness, while a person falling at terminal…

A: A person experiences weightlessness when the only force acting on him is the gravitational force and…

Q: Moon, keeping it in its orbit. The reaction to this force, in the sense of Newton's third law, is:

A: According to Newton's third law Every action has equal and opposite reaction

Q: Weight is mass times the acceleration of gravity. If an individual weighs 166 pounds on Earth, how…

A: Given : Weighs on earth is 166 pounds

Q: The “weightlessness” of an astronauts in space means Choose answer 1) stronger than that of the…

A: Here the correct option is (3). i .e.  as the same strong as that of the baseball

Q: How come in free fall you feel weightless even though gravity is pulling down on you (disregarding…

A: Explanation- Since, gravity acts on any object towards the center of the earth. it means on the…

Q: Consider two balls are the same size but different masses like a bowling bowl and a beach ball which…

A: Force= mass x acceleration

Q: The force of gravity between two objects is 50 N. Mass 1 decreases by a factor of 1/5. The new force…

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Q: what is the difference between mass and weight?

A: Mass is a measurement of amount of substance present and it can not be zero. Weight is a force…

Q: Explain the relationship between the mass and the weight of an object. Is the mass of an object the…

A: The weight of an object is defined as the force exerted on an object due to the acceleration of…

Q: Astronaut Harry Skyes has a mass of approximately 85.0 kg. What is his weight on Mercury? Mecury's…

A: Mass of astronaut (m) = 85 kg   Acceleration due to gravity on surface of mercury (g) = 3.70 ms2

Q: When you stand on Earth, your feet push against it with a force equal to your weight. Why doesn’t…

A: By the Newton second law, the acceleration of anybody can be calculated as,  Here, F is net force…

Q: What distinguishes mass from weight?

A: Mass is defined as the amount of substance in an object, it remains constant always, irrespective of…

Q: The International Space Station was launched to a distance of 3.50 × 10^2 km above the surface of…

A: Given : h = 3.50 x 102 km = 3.50 x 105 m w = 4.22 x 106 N

Q: What would a person weigh on the moon where the acceleration due to gravity is 1.67m/s, if their…

A: Given data: Acceleration due to gravity on the moon (g) = 1.67 m/s2 Mass (m) = 75 kg Required:…

Q: A person weighs 221 on the surface of Mars, what is its mass?

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Q: Write down the relationship between weight, mass and gravity?

A: Introduction: The force exerted by gravity on the mass is called weight, the weight of the body is…

Q: Astronaut Harry Skyes has a mass of approximately 85.0 kg. What is his weight on Mercury?…

A: Given-  Mass of an astronaut = 85 Kg Gravity of mercury = 3.70ms2

Q: If justin has a mass of 50kg on earth what is his weight on earth and on the moon?

A: Given: Mass, m=50 kg Required: Weight on earth. Weight on the moon.

Q: What is the weight of a box that has a mass of 54 kg if it were placed of the moon, whose…

A: Given data- mass of box m=54 kg gravitational attraction on earth gearth=9.81 m/s2 so gravitational…

Q: What is the difference between mass and weight?

A: Solution: the mass and weight of an object is different based on the gravity available, which we…

Q: What is your own mass in kilograms? Your weight in newtons?

A: The mass in kilogram is 45kg.

Q: What is the force of gravity between two 1045 kg cars separated by a distance of 43 m on a…

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Q: Your friend says that the primary reason astronauts in orbit feel weightless is that they are beyond…

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Q: What measures the weight of a person in an accelerating lift or in a spacecraft?

A: Weight is the resultant downward force experienced by a body or a person. The value of the resultant…

Q: What is the relationship between weight and mass? Which is an intrinsic, unchanging property of a…

A: Weight and mass

Q: what is the differnce between apple faaliing and gravitational force

A: Let me tell you first the connection between both We all are aware of gravitational force and we…

Q: ht of the object of 10 kg on

A: The mass of the object is m = 10 kg Find:- The weight of the object on a moon

Q: Astronaut Harry Skyes has a mass of approximately 85.0 kg. What is his weight on Mercury?

A: The weight of the object can be given by W=mg

Q: do the two masses have the same acceleration

A: Acceleration a = Force /mass

Q: Weightlessness doesn’t mean that an astronaut is not being acted upon by the gravitational force.…

A: Weightlessness doesn’t mean that an astronaut is not being acted upon by the gravitational force.…

Q: An object weighs 90 N on Earth’s surface. Determine its weight when it is two Earth radii from the…

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Q: The weight of man on the Earth is 100kg. Does his weight on moon increase or decrease.

A: Weight = (Mass)x(Acceleration due to gravity)Acceleration due to gravity of earth = 6 times the…

Q: what is the weight (on earth) of a 13.5 gram object? Answer must be in Newtons.

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Q: How does the force of gravity between two objects change when one of the masses is quadrupled?

A: The Gravitational force between two masses is given by,          F = Gm1m2r2 here           m1 and…

Q: Out of the three Newton's laws which is the law of motion? Why?

A: Newton's First Law of Motion states that an object in motion tends to stay in motion unless an…

Q: This is a view of Earth from 100.0 km (above its surface). What is the force of gravity on a 77.2-kg…

A: Given data:  Altitude (h) = 100.0 km Mass (m) = 77.2 kg rearth = 6.38×106 m Mearth = 5.98×1024 kg…

Q: What is the main difference between mass and weight?

A: Mass of an object is always remains constant everywhere.