What is the weight of the object? (use g = 10 m/s^2)

What is the weight of the object? (use g = 10 m/s^2)

• A. 5 N upward
• B. 0 N
• C. 10 N downward
• D. 5 N downward

Answer: (D)

Weight is the gravitational force acting on an object, W = m g, directed downward toward the Earth. The magnitude depends on the mass. If the mass is 0.5 kg, then W = 0.5 × 10 = 5 N, directed downward. That matches the option describing 5 N downward. The other choices don’t fit because weight points downward; 5 N upward would be a force acting opposite gravity, 0 N would require no mass or no gravity, and 10 N downward would correspond to a mass of 1 kg.

Weight is the gravitational force acting on an object, W = m g, directed downward toward the Earth. The magnitude depends on the mass. If the mass is 0.5 kg, then W = 0.5 × 10 = 5 N, directed downward. That matches the option describing 5 N downward. The other choices don’t fit because weight points downward; 5 N upward would be a force acting opposite gravity, 0 N would require no mass or no gravity, and 10 N downward would correspond to a mass of 1 kg.