Your weight as measured on your bathroom scale is
A) equal to your mass.
B) the force due to gravity on you.
C) a property of mechanical equilibrium.
D) all of the above
Answer: B
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A. 1.6 × 10-19 J B. 17 × 10-19 J C. 9.0 J D. 14.4 × 10-19 J E. 14.4 × 10-19 J/C
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A) its spherical component B) its disk component C) its spiral arms D) the stars of neighboring galaxies
If the radius of the Earth somehow decreased with no change in mass, your weight would
A) decrease. B) increase. C) not change.