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O-LevelPhysicsForces5054/11 · Oct/Nov 2011 · Q71 Mark

The weight of a stone is found using a newton meter, and its mass is found using a pan balance. The experiment is carried out on the Earth and on the Moon. For each meter, is its reading the same or different on the Earth and on the Moon?

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Areading on newton meter: different, reading on pan balance: different
Breading on newton meter: different, reading on pan balance: same
Creading on newton meter: same, reading on pan balance: different
Dreading on newton meter: same, reading on pan balance: same

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B: reading on newton meter: different, reading on pan balance: same

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Forces, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Physics, Oct/Nov 2011 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 7.

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