What is the magnitude of the force of gravity acting on a box that has a mass of 100 kilograms and is at sea level?
A. 10.20 newtons
B.98 newtons
C. 1,020 newtons
D. 980 newtons

Question

What is the magnitude of the force of gravity acting on a box that has a mass of 100 kilograms and is at sea level?
A. 10.20 newtons 
B.98 newtons
C. 1,020 newtons 
D. 980 newtons

harman.singh · Answer

Here is a useful formula:

    $$W=mg$$
- W is the magnitude of the weight force (unknown)
- m is the mass (100 kg)
- g is the constant acceleration due to gravity on Earth's surface (9.8 m/s/s)

shivanand_chikkalli · Answer

D

raffle_snaffle · Answer

W = weight of some object, usually measured in lb or N. The 'm' means mass and g is the gravity.

So if we are solving for the weight of an object we calculate by using W = m*g

You have all the variables so you can solve for W.

raffle_snaffle · Answer

m = 100 kg and g = 9.81 m/s^2