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E1 - Mass and Weight

This document discusses the difference between mass and weight. Mass is measured in grams or kilograms and represents the amount of matter in an object. Weight is measured in newtons and represents the force of gravity pulling down on an object. An object's weight can be calculated by multiplying its mass in kilograms by the gravitational pull of the planet in newtons per kilogram. The document then asks the reader to calculate what their weight would be on different planets based on variations in gravitational pull.

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E1 - Mass and Weight

This document discusses the difference between mass and weight. Mass is measured in grams or kilograms and represents the amount of matter in an object. Weight is measured in newtons and represents the force of gravity pulling down on an object. An object's weight can be calculated by multiplying its mass in kilograms by the gravitational pull of the planet in newtons per kilogram. The document then asks the reader to calculate what their weight would be on different planets based on variations in gravitational pull.

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Exercise 1 : Mass and Weight

Name : .............................. Date : ...........................

Mass and weight

Weight is the ________ of gravity pulling down on you. Weight is


measured in ____________ (N). Mass is the amount of matter that
makes up an object or thing. Mass is measured in ___________ (g) and
kilograms (____).

You can work out an object’s weight using the following equation:

Weight (N) = mass (kg) x gravitational pull (N/kg)

How much would I weigh if I lived with Martians?


1. Use the scales to measure your mass:

My mass is …………………… kg.

2. Gravity on Earth is 10 N/kg. This means that every kilogram = 10 newtons on

Earth.

Weigth = mass X gravity

On Earth my weight is: ………………… kg X 10 = ………………… N.

3. Gravity is different on different planets.

On Mars, gravity is 4 N/kg.

If I lived on Mars my MASS would be ………………… kg.

If I lived on Mars my WEIGHT would be ………………… N.


4. Fill in the table for all the planets (you’ve already done Earth and Mars!)

Planet My mass X Gravity = My weight


Mercury kg 3.78 N/kg N
Venus kg 9.07 N/kg N
Earth kg 10 N/kg N
Mars kg 3.77 N/kg N
Jupiter kg 23.64 N/kg N
Saturn kg 9.16 N/kg N
Uranus kg 8.89 N/kg N
Neptune kg 11.25 N/kg N

5. Does your mass change? …………………. Does your weight change? ………………….

6. Where would you weight more than you do on Earth?


………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

7. Where would you weight less than you do on Earth?


………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

8. Imagine you went to Saturn. Write a short story about a day in your life

there. Include details about how your different weight affected what you

did.

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