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A-LevelPhysicsDynamicsOct/Nov 2013Paper 1 Q91 Mark

What is meant by the mass and by the weight of an object on the Earth?

Amass: its momentum divided by its velocity, weight: the work done in lifting it one metre
Bmass: the gravitational force on it, weight: the property that resists its acceleration
Cmass: the pull of the Earth on it, weight: its mass divided by the acceleration of free fall
Dmass: the property that resists its acceleration, weight: the pull of the Earth on it

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This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Physics (9702) Oct/Nov 2013 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Dynamics and is worth 1 mark.

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