Cracking the SAT Physics Subject Test

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(B) its mass is m and its weight is

(C) its mass is and its weight is

(D) its mass is m and its weight is

(E) its mass is m and its weight is


  1. A moon of mass m orbits a planet of mass 100m. Let the strength of the
    gravitational force exerted by the planet on the moon be denoted by F 1 , and let


the strength of the gravitational force exerted by the moon on the planet be F 2.


Which of the following is true?


(A) F 1 = 100F 2
(B) F 1 = 10F 2
(C) F 1 = F 2
(D) F 2 = 10F 1
(E) F 2 = 100F 1


  1. The planet Pluto has 1/500 the mass and 1/15 the radius of Earth. What is
    the value of g on the surface of Pluto?


(A) 0.3 m/s^2
(B) 1.6 m/s^2
(C) 2.4 m/s^2
(D) 4.5 m/s^2
(E) 7.1 m/s^2
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