Name__________________ Gravity, Mass, Weight
Period__________________ And Inertia
Matter is anything that has MASS & VOLUME
BUT…..If it has MASS and it’s on Earth( or any place else with gravity) ...it also has WEIGHT!
All Matter has MASS
GRAVITY is the Force of attraction between objects due to their masses
THEREFORE, ALL MATTER experiences GRAVITY.
GRAVITY DEPENDS ON 2 THINGS
Earth lots of 1. MASS of the objects Humans have
mass= lots of 2. DISTANCE between them little mass=
gravity very little
gravity
Gravity is greater than below. Masses are equal
Less gravity because of increased distance
Less mass=Less gravity
Weight MASS
A measure of the Force of Gravity A measure of the Amount of Matter
Measured using a spring scale.
Measured with a triple
Units are Newtons (N) =Measure of Beam Balance
FORCE
Units are________
1N= Force needed to accelerate
1Kg@1m/s2 Mass of an object can only change if matter is added
or taken away.
Force = Mass X Acceleration due to Grav-
ity (F=mg) Mass does not change with location in
Acceleration of gravity on earth = 9.8m/s/s the universe!!!
Example: An object with ANSWER:
a 10 kg mass will have Force(N)= Mass (kg) X Acc. Due to Gravity (m/s/s)
what weight on earth? 10kg X 9.8 m/s/s (earth)= 98N
Weight will change with an objects location in the Universe.
For example: A person on earth (9.8m/s/s) has a MASS of 75kg therefore his weight is_____________
What will this person’s Mass be on the moon? His weight? (What do you need to know?)
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Name___________________ Weight and Mass
Period__________________
Choose weight or mass. (W or M) 6) Depends on the acceleration due to gravity.________
1) Measure of the amount of matter._________ 7) Units are Newtons._________
2) Measure of the force of gravity.__________ 8) Measured with a triple beam balance._________
3) Measured with a spring scale.__________ 9) Measure of the amount of force._______
4) Units are grams. ________ 10) Inertia increases as _________increases.
5) Changes with location in the universe.________
Calculate the Stick Figure’ s weight on both earth
and the moon.
Mass of stick figure on earth: 100kg
Acceleration due to gravity on Earth_________
FN =mass X gravity
Weight on earth__________________
Acceleration due to gravity on moon: 1.62m/s/s
Mass On MOON___________
Weight on Moon____________
Using your NASA App, Click on a planet and scroll down the left side and look for the
surface gravity of that planet. Should be the number with m/s2. Use the formula FN=mass
2
(Kg) * gravity(m/s ) to calculate the weight of an 80Kg person on three planets.
Planet 1 Planet 2 Planet 3
Planet ________________ Planet ________________ Planet ________________
Surface Gravity__________ Surface Gravity__________ Surface Gravity__________
To get weight or Force in Newtons, To get weight or Force in Newtons, To get weight or Force in Newtons,
multiply 80Kg x surface gravity multiply 80Kg x surface gravity multiply 80Kg x surface gravity
Weight(N) =_____________ Weight(N) =_____________ Weight(N) =_____________
What is the mass of the object?
Density 3.g/cm3 REMEMBER:
Volume 3cm3 MASS IS THE SAME FOR ALL MATTER EVER-
WHERE.
Mass = ________
WEIGHT CHANGES WITH LOCATION IN THE
What if the object was on the surface of UNIVERSE
MARS? What would it’s mass be?_______
Inertia
An object’s resistance to changes in its state of motion.
All Matter has Inertia.
Inertia is dependent on mass!
Greater the mass, the greater inertia.
An object in motion will remain in An object at rest will remain at rest
motions unless acted upon by an unless acted upon by an outside
outside force. force.
In order to overcome an objects inertia, whether it be moving or static
(not moving), the force must be greater than the force of the object.
Circle the object with a greater inertia. AT HOME LAB
1. Baseball / Bowling ball
Materials: Quarter, drinking glass and index
2. Empty grocery cart / full grocery cart
card.
3. An egg / A paper towel tube
Set up:
4. Dishes / tablecloth
5. A train / A Car
Problem: Can the card be moved without
overcoming the inertia of the coin?
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NAME _____________________________ Period __________
Physical Science
Mass and Weight
Use the following formula to solve for weight:
Weight (W) = Mass (m) x gravity (g) W = mg
Mass is measured in kilograms (kg)
Gravity on earth is a constant: 9.8 m/s2
Weight is measured in Newton’s (1 N = 1 kg m/s2)
Answer the following questions – show ALL WORK and UNITS
1. Define Mass –
2. Define Weight –
3. Describe what will happen (if anything) to mass and weight when you go to the moon.
a. Why would this happen?
4. Find the weight of a 60 kg astronaut on earth
a. Find the weight of the same object on a planet where the gravitational attraction
has been reduced to 1/10 of the earth’s pull. Show all work.
5. A backpack weighs 8.2 newtons and has a mass of 5 kg on the moon. What is the
strength of gravity on the moon? (Be careful with units, remember 1N= 1 kg m/s2)
6. A physical science test book has a mass of 2.2 kg
a. What is the weight on the Earth?
b. What is the weight on Mars (g = 3.7 m/s2 )
c. If the textbook weights 19.6 newtons on Venus, What is the strength of gravity
on Venus?
7. Of all the planets in our solar system, Jupiter has the greatest gravitational strength.
a. If a 0.5 kg pair of running shoes would weigh 11.55 newtons on Jupiter, what is
the strength of gravity there?
b. If he same pair of shoes weighs 0.3 newtons on Pluto, what is the strength of
gravity on Pluto?
c. What does the pair of shoes weigh on earth?
