Question

The weight of an object on earth is 600 N. What will be its mass on the moon? (g for earth is 10 m/s2).
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Answer 1

Answer:

100N

Explanation:

A man weigh 600 N on the earth. What is its mass ? Take g=10m//s^(2). If he were taken on moon, his weight would be 100N

Answer 2

Answer:

100N

Explanation :

Given that: Weight of an object is 600 N

Need to find: Mass of that object on moon.

Concept:

• Mass of an object on moon is 1/6 times of mass of that object on Earth.
• Weight = Mass × g
• g given in question is 10 m/s^2

Solution:

Mass of object on Earth -

600/10

60 kg

Mass of that object on Moon-

60 × 1/6

10 kg

Weight of that object on Moon-

10 × 10

100N

• Henceforth, weight of that object on moon is 100N.

Remember: Don't get confused between Weight and mass, both are different.

Mass is calculated in kg whereas weight is calculated in terms of gravitational acceleration in Newton.