Chapter Seven

How much does a 70-kg pilot feel he weighs when pulling out of a dive with a 1000 meter radius and speed of 300 m/s?
500 pounds
1060 pounds
1570 pounds
1430 pounds
155 pounds

How much do you feel you weigh when you ride a car over a hill with radius 20 meters at a speed of 15 m/s?
Same
One-half
Zero
One-third
Not enough Info

What is the actual weight of a 100 pound person located in an orbit that is two earth radii from the center of the earth?
Zero
100 pounds
25 pounds
50 pounds
75 pounds

What is the new g of a planet, in terms of the earth's g, that has three times the mass of the earth but 2 times the radius?
3g
1/2g
3/4g
4g
3/2g