Learning Exercise

Mass and Weight Application in Space

An activity to further understand mass vs weight using the student's comparitive mass and weight on other planets as well as the moon.

Course: physical science, intro to physics, astronomy/earth science

Material:: Physics Section A: Mass and Weight
Date last modified:: June 30, 2005
Created by:: CINTHIA ARRIAGA-HAGOPIAN
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Physics Section A: Mass and Weight

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Material Type:: Tutorial
Author:: Shirley Burchill, The Open Door Team; Paul Billiet, The Open Door Team; Alan Damon, The Open Door Team; David Hoult, The Open Door Team; Linda Noan, The Open Door Team; Teresa Lewis, The Open Door Team; Chris Green, The Open Door Team; Antony McDermott, The Open Door Team

Exercise

Students should explore the Physics Section A: Mass and Weight website. Then
they should use the assessment website to test themselves or for practice.

Additional Information: http://www.nyu.edu/pages/mathmol/textbook/weightvmass.html

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Audience

Technical Notes

a computer must be used.

Requirements

basic mathematics

Topics

1. Mass vs Weight
2. planet implications of mass and weight

Type of Task

Learning Objectives

1. To better understand the differences between mass and weight.
2. To be able to understand the reasonable differences of weight on other planets and the moon.