A student measures the weight of a 4.0 kg metal block using a newton meter on three different bodies in the solar system. What is the approximate gravitatio...
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A student measures the weight of a 4.0 kg metal block using a newton meter on three different bodies in the solar system.
What is the approximate gravitational field strength on Venus?
Answer Details
The bar chart shows the weight of a 4.0 kg metal block on three bodies. To find the gravitational field strength on Venus, read the weight from the chart and use g = W / m.
From the chart, the Venus bar reaches approximately 30 N. Dividing by the mass: g = 30 N / 4.0 kg = 7.5 N/kg. For comparison, the Earth bar reads about 40 N (g = 40 / 4.0 = 10 N/kg, as expected) and the Moon bar reads roughly 14 N (g = 14 / 4.0 = 3.5 N/kg).
The calculation requires recognizing that mass stays constant at 4.0 kg regardless of location, and that weight varies because each body has a different gravitational field strength. A common mistake is to read the weight value directly as the gravitational field strength without dividing by the mass.
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