The gravitational field strength on the Moon is 1.6 N/kg. What is the weight of a 60 kg astronaut there?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. 96 N
- Step 1: Weight = mg.
- Step 2: 60 × 1.6 = 96 N. The mass stays 60 kg but the weight is smaller.
Answer
96 N.
Why not the others: 588 N: this is the weight on Earth. 37.5 N: the mass was divided by g. 60 N: the mass was used as weight.
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