Weight on Shrinking Planet · PhysicsBowl 2023 #37

Physics · mechanics

Problem

Imagine that you're standing on the surface of a planet that shrinks to 1/10 of its original diameter with no change in mass. Your weight on the shrunken planet would be a. 1/100 as much. b. 1/10 times as much. c. 10 times as much. d. 100 times as much. e. 1000 times as much.

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