Physics

Physics

Problem

A sack of rice is weighed on the surface of the Earth at a place where the value of gg is 9.8 m/s29.8\,\text{m/s}^2. Answer the following: a. (i) Define mass and weight. b. (ii) If the weight of the sack is 147 N147\,\text{N}, calculate its mass. c. (iii) The same sack is taken to the Moon where g=1.63 m/s2g = 1.63\,\text{m/s}^2. Find its weight on the Moon. d. (iv) Will the mass of the sack change on the Moon? Give reason for your answer.

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