Multiple Choice
An astronaut lands on an Earthlike planet and drops a small lead ball with a mass of 76.5 g from the top of her spaceship.The point of release is 18 m above the surface of the planet and the ball takes 2.5 s to reach the ground.The astronaut's mass on Earth is 68.5 kg.Her weight on the planet is
A) 69.0 N
B) 395 N
C) 670 N
D) 990 N
E) 1.02 kN
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