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1 A student has an object with a mass of 5.0 kg.

Calculate the weight of the object.

weight of object = ....................................................... N [2]

[Total: 2]

2 A rock climber, of total mass 62 kg, holds herself in horizontal equilibrium against a vertical cliff.
She pulls on a rope that is fixed at the top of the cliff and presses her feet against the cliff.

The diagram shows her position.

rope

cliff

0.90 m

60°

rock climber
1.2 m
centre of mass
(not to scale)

Calculate the total weight of the climber.

weight = ........................................................... [1]

[Total: 1]

3 A student has a metal object.


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(a) The mass of the metal object is 1260 g. The volume of the metal is 150 cm .

Calculate the density of the metal. Include the unit.

density = .............................................. [4]

(b) The mass of the metal object is given in grams. State the mass in kg.

mass = .............................................. kg [1]

[Total: 5]

4 A student has a pile of A4 paper for his computer printer.

The diagram shows the dimensions of the pile of paper.

The student measures the total mass of the paper in the pile.

State the name of a device used to measure mass.

.................................................................................................................................................. [1]

[Total: 1]
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5 The density of mercury is 1.4 × 10 kg / m .

The diagram shows mercury stored in a cylindrical glass jar of internal radius 4.0 cm. The depth of
mercury in the jar is 12 cm.

Calculate the weight of mercury in the jar.

weight = .............................................. [3]

[Total: 3]

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