Answer:
1. about 1.5 AU
2. about 5 AU
3. about 8 light-years
4. about 100,000 light-years
5. less than 0.01 AU
Explanation:
a. Mars is about 1.5 AU from the Sun.
b. Jupiter is about 5 AU from the Sun.
c. The star Sirius is about 8 light-years from the Sun.
d. The diameter of the Milky Way Galaxy is about 100,000 light-years.
e. The distance from Earth to the Moon is less than 0.01 AU.
Note: AU is an acronym for Astronomical Unit and it is a standard unit by astronomers to illustrate the distance between the planetary bodies found in the solar system.
Answer:
See the answers below.
Explanation:
We can solve both problems using Newton's second law, which tells us that the sum of forces on a body is equal to the product of mass by acceleration.
∑F =m*a
where:
F = force [N] (units of newtons)
m = mass = 1000 [kg]
a = acceleration = 3 [m/s²]
![F = 1000*3\\F=3000[N]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=F%20%3D%201000%2A3%5C%5CF%3D3000%5BN%5D)
And the weight of any body can be calculated by means of the mass product by gravitational acceleration.
![W=m*g\\W=1000*9.81\\W=9810 [N]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=W%3Dm%2Ag%5C%5CW%3D1000%2A9.81%5C%5CW%3D9810%20%5BN%5D)