weight, mass and gravity

Question 1

what is the gravitational force

Answer 1

• gravitational force is the force of attraction between all masses

Question 2

what does gravity attract

Answer 2

-gravity attracts all makes

Question 3

what are 2 important effects of gravity

Answer 3

1- it gives every thing weight

2- on a surface of a planet it makes all thing accelerate towards the ground

Question 4

true or false

weight and mass are the same

Answer 4

false

-weight and mass are not the same

Question 5

what is mass

Answer 5

-mass is the amount of stuff in an object

Question 6

true or false

for any given object it will have the same mass value any where in the universe

Answer 6

true

-mass doesn’t change anywhere in the universe

Question 7

what is weight caused by

Answer 7

• weight is caused by
• the pull of the gravitational force
• weight of an an object is just the force of gravity pulling towards the centre of the earth

Question 8

will the weight of an object be the same in earth and moon

Answer 8

-the object weight will be different

Question 9

true or false
-the object weight will be different for example a mass of 1kg will weigh less on the moon as of the gravitational force pulling on it is less

Answer 9

true

-because the gravitational force will be less

Question 10

what is weight measured in

Answer 10

weight = kg

Question 11

what is mass measured in

Answer 11

mass = N

Question 12

true or false

mass is a force

Answer 12

false

mass is not force

Question 13

what is formula for weight

Answer 13

formula weight

-weight = mass x gravitational field strength

Question 14

what does the letter G represent in gravity

Answer 14

-G represents the strength of gravity and its value is different on different planets