On the surface of Earth, a spacecraft has a mass

of 2.00 * 104 kilograms. What is the mass of the

spacecraft at a distance of one Earth radius

above Earth's surface?

(1) 5.00 * 10^3 kg (3) 4.90 * 10^4 kg

(2) 2.00 * 10^4 kg (4) 1.96 * 10^5 kg

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Physics

Henry Winters

4 May, 13:37

On the surface of Earth, a spacecraft has a mass

of 2.00 * 104 kilograms. What is the mass of the

spacecraft at a distance of one Earth radius

above Earth's surface?

(1) 5.00 * 10^3 kg (3) 4.90 * 10^4 kg

(2) 2.00 * 10^4 kg (4) 1.96 * 10^5 kg

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Answers (2)

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Terrance Petersen · Answer 1

2.00 x 10^4kg

Mass is constant regardless of where an object is.

Weight is what changes based on gravity, as it is equal to mass*gravitational force.

Rylee Murray · Answer 2

Mass is a property of the object, and doesn't change.

If the spacecraft has 2 x 10⁴ kg of mass, then its mass is 2 x 10⁴ kg.

Anywhere.

On the surface of Earth, a spacecraft has a massof 2.00 * 104 kilograms. What is the mass of thespacecraft at a distance of one Earth radiusabove Earth's surface?(1) 5.00 * 10^3 kg (3) 4.90 * 10^4 kg(2) 2.00 * 10^4 kg (4) 1.96 * 10^5 kg

On the surface of Earth, a spacecraft has a mass

of 2.00 * 104 kilograms. What is the mass of the

spacecraft at a distance of one Earth radius

above Earth's surface?

(1) 5.00 * 10^3 kg (3) 4.90 * 10^4 kg

(2) 2.00 * 10^4 kg (4) 1.96 * 10^5 kg