Mark weighs 200 Newtons on Earth, where the force of gravity is 10 m/s2. He goes to Mars, where the force of gravity is 3.5 m/s2. What is Mark's weight on Mars?
a
200 N
b
70 N
c
700 N
d
570 N
The weight of an object is given by the equation:
weight = mass * acceleration due to gravity
On Earth, where the force of gravity is 10 m/s^2, Mark's weight is:
weight on Earth = 200 N
On Mars, where the force of gravity is 3.5 m/s^2, we can calculate Mark's weight using the same equation:
weight on Mars = mass * acceleration due to gravity on Mars
We do not have the mass of Mark, so we cannot calculate his weight on Mars. Therefore, none of the given options (a, b, c, d) are correct.