Wow ! I understand your shock. I shook and vibrated a little
when I looked at this one too.
The reason for our shock is all the extra junk in the question,
put there just to shock and distract us.
"Neutron star", "5.5 solar masses", "condensed burned-out star".
That's all very picturesque, and it excites cosmic fantasies in
out brains when we read it, but it's just malicious decoration.
It only gets in the way, and doesn't help a bit.
The real question is:
What is the acceleration of gravity 2000 m from
the center of a mass of 1.1 x 10³¹ kg ?
Acceleration of gravity is
G · M / R²
= (6.67 x 10⁻¹¹ N·m²/kg²) · (1.1 x 10³¹ kg) / (2000 m)²
= (6.67 x 10⁻¹¹ · 1.1 x 10³¹ / 4 x 10⁶) (N) · m² · kg / kg² · m²
= 1.83 x 10¹⁴ (kg · m / s²) · m² · kg / kg² · m²
= 1.83 x 10¹⁴ m / s²
That's about 1.87 x 10¹³ times the acceleration of gravity on
Earth's surface.
In other words, if I were standing on the surface of that neutron star,
I would weigh 1.82 x 10¹² tons, give or take.
1) C. velocity
Acceleration is defined as the rate of change of velocity per unit time. In formulas:
where
is the change in velocity
is the time interval
Therefore, the correct answer is C. velocity.
2) A. 9.8m/s/s
Earth's gravity is a force, so it produces an acceleration on every object with mass located on the Earth's surface. This acceleration can be calculated, as it is given by the formula
where
is the gravitational constant
is the Earth's mass
is the Earth's radius
By substituting these numbers into the formula, one can find that the acceleration due to Earth's gravity is 
.
When the object is at the top of the hill it has the most potential energy. If it is sitting still, it has no kinetic energy. As the object begins to roll down the hill, it loses potential energy, but gains kinetic energy. The potential energy of the position of the object at the top of the hill is getting converted into kinetic energy. Hope this helped. :)
Answer:
C. It is negative
Explanation:
Per Newton's second law, the net force is the mass times the acceleration:
∑F = ma
If the acceleration is negative, the net force is negative.
