Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Mass and weight

Mass and weight — practice question

An object carried in a space probe above the Earth has a weight of $3.5\,\text{N}$. At the space probe’s height, the gravitational field strength is $7.0\,\text{N kg}^{-1}$. At the Earth’s surface, the gravitational field strength is $9.8\,\text{N kg}^{-1}$. What are the object’s mass and its weight at the Earth’s surface?

  • Amass $0.50\,\text{kg}$, weight $3.5\,\text{N}$
  • Bmass $0.50\,\text{kg}$, weight $4.9\,\text{N}$
  • Cmass $2.0\,\text{kg}$, weight $3.5\,\text{N}$
  • Dmass $2.0\,\text{kg}$, weight $20\,\text{N}$

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