Question

Lexy used the formula shown to calculate the force of gravity on a space shuttle.

Fg = G

What does 3 × 105 kg represent?

the difference between Earth’s mass and the space shuttle’s mass

the sum of Earth’s mass and the space shuttle’s mass

the mass of Earth

the mass of the space shuttle

Answer 1

Answer:The correct answer :

The mass of the space shuttle

Step-by-step explanation:

Force is defined as product of mass of an object and acceleration with which it is moving.

Force = Mass × Acceleration

Where , Mass is measured in kilograms.

Acceleration is measured in meter per second squared

The value
`3* 10^5 kg` represents the mass of the space shuttle.Since the unit mentioned after the numeric value is kg and mass is the quantity which measured in the kg.

Answer 2

3× 105 kg in the calculation represents the mass of the space shuttle.

Explanation

When calculating the force of gravity of on the shuttle, the formula used is ; force of gravity=mg. m represents the mass of the object(shuttle) and g is the acceleration of the shuttle due to gravity. g= 9.81 m/s².Multiplying the mass of the shuttle by 9.8 gives the force of gravity