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    Physics 02-02 Weight and Gravity Name: __________________________

    Weight Mass

     Force of _____________ (𝐹 = 𝑚𝑎)  Measure of _____________


     Objects near earth _____________ downward at 9.80  Unit: kg
    m/s2  _____________
    𝑊 = 𝑚𝑔
     Unit: N
     Depends on local _____________

    Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation


    Every _____________ in the universe exerts a _____________ on where:
    every other 𝑁𝑚2
    𝐺 = 6.673 × 10−11
    𝑘𝑔2
    𝐺𝑚1 𝑚2 𝑚1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚2 = _____________𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑏𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑠
    𝐹𝐺 =
    𝑟2 r = _____________ between the _____________ of the objects

    What is the gravitational attraction between a 75-kg boy (165 lbs) and the 50-kg girl (110 lbs) seated 1 m away in the next desk?

    Finding Acceleration Due to Gravity


    Since weight is the _____________ of _____________
    𝐺𝑚𝑚𝐸
    𝑊 = 𝑚𝑔 =
    𝑟𝐸2
    𝐺𝑚𝐸
    𝑔= 2
    𝑟𝐸
    Force Problem Solving Strategy
    1. Identify the ______________________ involved and _____________ a _____________
    2. List your _______________ and _____________ a __________________ diagram
    3. Apply _____________
    4. Check your _____________ for ______________________
    Free-body diagram
    Draw only _____________ acting ____________ the object
    Represent the forces with vector _____________
    Normal Force

     _________________________component force between two objects when they _____________


     Weight pushes _____________, so the table pushes _____________
    F
     Newton’s _____________Law N

     Normal force doesn’t always = weight


     Draw a ___________________ diagram to find _____________________

    When a problem asks for apparent weight, find the _________________________________


    A lady is weighing some bananas in a grocery store when the floor collapses. If the bananas
    mass is 2 kg and the floor is accelerating at -2.25 m/s2, what is the apparent weight (normal
    force) of the bananas?

    Created by Richard Wright – Andrews Academy To be used with OpenStax College Physics
    Physics 02-02 Weight and Gravity Name: __________________________
    A box is sitting on a ramp angled at 20°. If the box weighs 50 N, what is the normal force on the box?
    𝐹𝑁

    20°
    20°

    Homework

    1. A rock is thrown straight up. What is the net external force acting on the rock when it is at the top of its trajectory?
    2. When a body is moved from sea level to the top of a mountain, what changes—the body's mass, its weight, or both?
    3. Object A weighs twice as much as object B at the same spot on the earth. Would the same be true at a given spot on Mars?
    Explain.
    4. A bowling ball (mass = 7.2 kg, radius = 0.11 m) and a billiard ball (mass = 0.38 kg, radius = 0.028 m) may each be treated as
    uniform spheres. What is the magnitude of the maximum gravitational force that each can exert on the other? (Cutnell 4.18)
    𝟗. 𝟔 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟗 N
    5. On earth, two parts of a space probe weight 11000 N and 3400 N. These parts are separated by a center-to-center distance of 12
    m and may be treated as uniform spherical objects. Find the magnitude of the gravitational force that each part exerts on the
    other out in space, far from any other objects. (Cutnell 4.19) 𝟏. 𝟖 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟕 N
    6. A space traveler whose mass is 115 kg leaves earth. What are his weight and mass (a) on earth and (b) in interplanetary space
    where there are no nearby planetary objects? (Cutnell 4.21) m=115 kg, W=1130 N; m=115 kg, W=0 N
    7. What is the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the Moon? (OpenStax 6.35a) 1.62 m/s2
    8. What is the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of Mars? The mass of Mars is 6.418 × 1023 kg and its radius is 3.38 × 106
    m. (OpenStax 6.35b) 3.75 m/s2
    9. (a) Calculate the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the Sun. (b) By what factor would your weight increase if you could
    stand on the Sun? (Never mind that you cannot.) (OpenStax 6.36) 274 m/s2, 28 times
    10. What is the acceleration due to gravity as an altitude of 2.0 × 106 m above the earth's surface? (RW) 5.68 m/s2
    11. A rock of mass 45 kg accidentally breaks loose from the edge of a cliff and falls straight down. The magnitude of the air resistance
    that opposes its downward motion is 250 N. What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the rock? (Cutnell 4.20) 4.2 m/s2
    12. A 35-kg crate rests on a horizontal floor, and a 65-kg person is standing on the crate. Determine the magnitude of the normal
    force that (a) the floor exerts on the crate and (b) the crate exerts on the person. (Cutnell 4.34) 980 N, 640 N
    13. A rocket blasts off from rest and attains a speed of 45 m/s in 15 s. An astronaut has a mass of 57 kg. What is the astronaut's
    apparent weight during takeoff? (Cutnell 4.35) 730 N
    14. A 50-kg woman is riding on an elevator. What is her apparent weight when it is accelerating upward at 1.5 m/s 2? (RW) 565 N
    15. What is the apparent weight of a 80-kg man riding tower drop ride that is accelerating at 8.9 m/s2 downward? (RW) 72 N
    16. A 5-kg block rests on a frictionless plane inclined at 10°. What is the acceleration of the block as it slides down the incline? (RW)
    1.70 m/s2
    17. A 0.05-kg cookie is on a non-stick (frictionless) cookie sheet inclined at 30°. What is the acceleration of the cookie as it slides
    down the cookie sheet? If the cookie sheet is 0.75 m long, how much time to you have to catch the cookie before it falls off the
    edge (Note: This is a review question.)? (RW) 4.9 m/s2, 0.55 s

    Created by Richard Wright – Andrews Academy To be used with OpenStax College Physics

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