Suppose you lived in 1610 and knew Galilco and viewed yourself as a well-informe

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Suppose you lived in 1610 and knew Galilco and viewed yourself as a well-informed citizen. State and explain the many reasons (at least 4) as to why you were likely to believe in a Sun centered universe. a- Discuss the difference between mass and weight. Note that mass is given in units of kilograms and weight is given in units of Newtons: 1 Newton = 1 (kilogram times meter)/(second)^2 b- Approximately how much is your mass in terms of kilograms. c- If the definition of 1 Newton of force is: 1 Newton = (1 kilogram times meter)/(second)^2 and the force of gravity in Newtons is given by F = (mass) times (acceleration of gravity); Then how much would you weigh (in Newtons) on the surface of the Earth where the acceleration of gravity a_g is approximately 10 meters/(second)^2 And how much would you weigh (in Newtons) on the surface of Jupiter and on the surface of the moon where the acceleration of Jupiters' gravity on its surface is approximately 25 meters/(second)^2 and t

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From the given question,

mass is the actual amount of material contained in a body.

It is constant every place.

weight is the force exerted by the gravity on that object.

It depends on acceleration due to gravity.

mass in kg = 50kg

weight on earth= 50 x 10=500N

weight on jupiter= 50x 25=1250N

weight on moon= 50x 1.4=70N

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