Question

The acceleration due to gravity on Earth is 9.80 m/s 2 . If the mass of a honeybee is 0.000100 kilograms, what is the weight of this insect?

A. 0.100 g
B. 0.0000102 N
C. 0.000980 N
D. 0.000100 kg
*Please give solution to how you would figure this.

Answer 1

Use \[\color{green}{\text{F}_g = \text{mg}}\]
Multiply the mass, in kg, by the gravitational field strength, in N/g, (the value given for a).

Answer 2

@ghuczek Thanks, you really helped me understand this!