Question

What is meant by the following statement?
"Weight of an object on Earth is 98 N."

• A. Earth exerts a gravitational pull of 98 N on the object
• B. Earth exerts a magnetic pull of 98 N on the object
• C. Earth exerts a electrostatic pull of 98 N on the object
• D. Earth pushes the object away from itself with a force of 98 N

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Earth exerts a gravitational pull of 98 N on the object

Weight is the force with which the Earth pulls an object towards itself due to the gravitational force. The given statement means that Earth attracts a body of mass 10 kg towards itself with a force of 98 N.