The Interplanetary Grand Prix
Gravity & Weight
If a F1 car with driver has a mass of 700kg
and the gravity (G) on the surface of the Earth is 9.81m/s 2.
How much does it weigh?
The weight of the car is therefore 700 x 9.81 = 6867N
If we had an Interplanetary F1 Championship, what would the cars weigh on the
Moon (G = 1.62m/s 2 ), on Mars (G = 3.73m/s 2 ) and on Jupiter (G = 23.25m/s 2 )?
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