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Physics · May / June 2023 · Paper 12 · Question 6

5054Mass and weight

A spacecraft carries a probe to Mars where the gravitational field strength is 3.7 N / kg. The weight of the probe on Mars is 370 N. The gravitational field strength on Earth is 9.8 N / kg. What are the mass and the weight of the probe on Earth?

  1. Amass / kg: 100, weight / N: 370
  2. Bmass / kg: 100, weight / N: 980
  3. Cmass / kg: 370, weight / N: 98
  4. Dmass / kg: 370, weight / N: 3700

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Correct answer: B. mass / kg: 100, weight / N: 980

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