an object weighs 10 N on earth. What is the weight of the object on a planet that has one tenth the earth's mass and one half the earth's radius?
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Thelma, who weighs 700N on the surface of the earth, finds that sheweighs 350N on planet X. Ifthe radius of planet X is one-fifth of the earth's radius, what isthe mass of planet X? Expressyour answer in terms of ME, the mass of the earth.
The Enterprise has received a distress call from the population of Antares III. The planet has a mass of twice that of Earth and a radius that is 10% larger than Earth's radius. When Kirk beams down, how will his weight on this planet compare with his weight on Earth?
(a) Calculate g(o) on the moon from values of the mass and radius of the moon found in Appendix C. (b) what will an object weigh on the moon's surface if it weighs 100 N on the Earth's surface? (c) How many Earth radii must this same object be from the surface of the Earth if it is to weigh the same as it does on the surface of the moon?