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JAWAPAN:
1.Berat suatu objek ialah daya graviti yang bertindak ke atas objek itu.
1 Weight of an object is the gravitational force exerted on the object.
2. Berat suatu objek sama dengan magnitud daya graviti yang bertindak pada objek itu oleh Bumi. Maka,
unitnya ialah newton (N) .
2. Weight of an object equals the magnitude of the gravitational force acted by the Earth on the object. Therefore, its unit is
newton (N) .
3. Rajah 13 menunjukkan
sebuah epal mengalami
jatuh bebas dari sebuah The gravitational force acting on the apple is
pokok ke Bumi. its weight, W.
Diagram 13 below shows an apple Pecutan epal itu ialah pecutan graviti, g
experienced free fall from a tree
The acceleration of the apple is the
to the ground.
acceleration of gravity, g.
Rajah 13 / Diagram 13
4. Untuk suatu objek yang jisimnya, m, beratnya, W ialah hasil darab jisim, m dengan pecutan graviti, g.
For an object with mass, m, its weight, W is the product of the mass, m and gravitational acceleration, g.
Takrif: Kuantiti jirim dalam objek Takrif: Daya graviti pada objek
Definition: Quantity of matter in the object Definition: Gravitational force on the objects
Nilainya adalah malar di mana-mana tempat. Nilainya berubah dengan kekuatan medan
constant graviti, g.
Its value is everywhere.
Its value changes with gravitational field strength, g.
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1. Kekuatan medan graviti Bumi ialah 9.8 N kg–1 dan kekuatan medan graviti Bulan ialah
1.6 N kg–1. Jika seorang lelaki mempunyai berat 120 N di Bulan, apakah beratnya di
Bumi?
The gravitational field strength of the Earth is 9.8 N kg–1 and the gravitational field strength of the Moon is
1.6 N kg–1. If a man weighs 120 N on the Moon, what is his weight on the Earth?
Penyelesaian / Solution:
Di Bulan / On the Moon, F = mgBulan Di Bumi / On Earth, F = mgBumi
120 = m × 1.6, F = 75 × 9.8 = 735 N
120
m= = 75 kg
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2. Seorang angkasawan menimbang beberapa biji batu dari sebuah planet X dengan
neraca spring dan mencatatkan bacaan neraca spring sebagai 80 N. Apabila kembali ke
Bumi, dia menimbang semula spesimen batu yang sama dengan menggunakan neraca
spring yang sama. Dia mendapati bahawa bacaan neraca spring sekarang ialah 400 N.
Jika kekuatan tarikan graviti, g di Bumi ialah 10 N kg–1, tentukan kekuatan tarikan
graviti planet X.
An astronaut weighed some rocks from a planet X with spring balance and the spring balance
reading is recorded as 80 N. Upon returning to the Earth, he reconsider the same rock specimen by
using the same spring balance. He finds that the reading of the spring balance is now 400 N. If the
force of the gravitational, g on the Earth is 10 N kg–1, determine the gravity pull force of planet X.
Penyelesaian / Solution:
W = mg Di bumi / On the Earth, 400 = m(10), m = 40 kg
Di planet X / On the planet, W = mg, maka / hence 80 = 40(g), g = 2 N kg–1