ASVAB Mechanical Comprehension Practice Test 201586

Question 2 of 5
Weight

Mass is an intrinsic property of matter and does not vary. Weight is the force exerted on the mass of an object due to gravity and a specific case of Newton's Second Law of Motion. Replace force with weight and acceleration with acceleration due to gravity on Earth (g) and the result is the formula for weight: W = mg or, substituting for g, weight equals mass multiplied by 9.8 m/s2.

The force exerted on an object due to gravity is called:

density

potential energy

weight

mass