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What is mass?
What is mass?
- The downward force acting upon an object due to gravity
- The measurement of how much matter and weight make up an object
- The amount of matter in an object (correct)
- The same whether an object resides on Earth, Mars, or in outer space
How is weight defined?
How is weight defined?
- The measurement of how much matter and weight make up an object
- The amount of matter in an object
- The downward force acting upon an object due to gravity (correct)
- The same whether an object resides on Earth, Mars, or in outer space
In what units do scientists usually measure mass?
In what units do scientists usually measure mass?
- Grams (correct)
- Pounds
- Kilograms
- Newtons
In what units do scientists usually measure weight?
In what units do scientists usually measure weight?
Is weight the same everywhere?
Is weight the same everywhere?
Why is there confusion regarding the difference between mass and weight?
Why is there confusion regarding the difference between mass and weight?
What is the relationship between mass and weight?
What is the relationship between mass and weight?
How does gravity affect objects?
How does gravity affect objects?
What determines the strength of the gravitational force between two objects?
What determines the strength of the gravitational force between two objects?
How does mass relate to acceleration according to Newton's second law?
How does mass relate to acceleration according to Newton's second law?
What is a person's weight influenced by?
What is a person's weight influenced by?
What does a gravitational field represent?
What does a gravitational field represent?
Why do objects with small masses have weak gravitational fields?
Why do objects with small masses have weak gravitational fields?
What is the role of gravity in the formation of the solar system?
What is the role of gravity in the formation of the solar system?
Why do planets orbit the sun rather than the other way around?
Why do planets orbit the sun rather than the other way around?
Why do people feel Earth's gravity but not the gravitational fields of other planets?
Why do people feel Earth's gravity but not the gravitational fields of other planets?
Why are planets and stars roughly spherical in shape?
Why are planets and stars roughly spherical in shape?
What determines an atom's elemental identity and many of its properties?
What determines an atom's elemental identity and many of its properties?
What makes water different from hydrogen and oxygen?
What makes water different from hydrogen and oxygen?
What determines the reactivity of an element and many of its properties?
What determines the reactivity of an element and many of its properties?
What is the main difference between metals and non-metals?
What is the main difference between metals and non-metals?
What is an atom made up of?
What is an atom made up of?
What makes each element unique?
What makes each element unique?
What defines a compound in chemistry?
What defines a compound in chemistry?
What is the charge of an electron?
What is the charge of an electron?
Who proposed the first major atomic model and described atoms as the fundamental unit of matter?
Who proposed the first major atomic model and described atoms as the fundamental unit of matter?
What did Ernest Rutherford discover about the structure of the atom?
What did Ernest Rutherford discover about the structure of the atom?
Which element has the atomic symbol 'C' and the atomic number 6?
Which element has the atomic symbol 'C' and the atomic number 6?
Who developed the cloud model of the atom, stating that electrons travel in a cloud around the nucleus?
Who developed the cloud model of the atom, stating that electrons travel in a cloud around the nucleus?
What determines an atom's chemical and physical properties?
What determines an atom's chemical and physical properties?
What is an element primarily made of?
What is an element primarily made of?
Which type of substances can be broken down into separate elements?
Which type of substances can be broken down into separate elements?
What is the difference between a molecule and a compound?
What is the difference between a molecule and a compound?
What are mixtures composed of?
What are mixtures composed of?
What are chemical bonds best described as?
What are chemical bonds best described as?
What characterizes an ionic bond?
What characterizes an ionic bond?
What is a key difference between ionic and covalent compounds?
What is a key difference between ionic and covalent compounds?
Which compound requires more energy to break its bonds?
Which compound requires more energy to break its bonds?
What is the primary difference between compounds and elements?
What is the primary difference between compounds and elements?
