Question

If an astronaut has a mass of 90 kg, and visits Jupiter which has a gravitational field of 25.3 N/kg, how much will he weigh there?
A. 115.3N
B. 64.7 N
C. 3.55 N
D. 2,277 N

Answer 1

Answer: 2277 Newtons

Step-by-step explanation:

I will show you how to do this the Physics way, so first we must write down our given values.

gravitational field = gravity = 25.3 N/kg

Mass of the astronaut = 90kg

Fun fact: know that if you convert the Newtons to a different unit, Newtons = kg (m/s^2) so we can say that instead of N/kg, we can write it as m/s^2 because if we divide kg(m/s^2) with kg, you’ll end with m/s^2

If you’re in physics, we always work with m/s^2 for every acceleration that exists. So we basically have 25.3 m/s^2 for gravity.

To find the weight, we can use the F=ma formula but rewritten as Weight = mass * gravity

Weight = (90kg)(25.3 m/s^2) = Option D = 2277 Newtons