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Marty

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Which of the following has the greater weight?
 
  1) 1 kilogram of gold
  2) 1 kilogram of feathers
  3) both weigh the same in the same locality
 
  This follows from the fact that
  4) gold is more compact than feathers.
  5) weight and mass are directly proportional to each other.

Question 2

If an object has twice as much mass as another, then it also has twice as much
 
  1) acceleration.
  2) weight.
  3) center of gravity.
  4) area.
 
  This is because
  5) of inertia.
  6) mass and weight are directly proportional to each other.
  7) the gravitational force acting on all objects in the same locality is the same.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: 3, 5

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 2, 6





 

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