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A meteor with a mass of 350 kg enters Earth’s atmosphere. Assuming the entire meteor makes it through the atmosphere and lands on Earth, what will its weight be?

A. 3000 N
B. 3250 N
C. 3368 N
D. 3430 N

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If we assume the acceleration due to gravity to be constant, its weight will be
mg = 350 x 9.8 = 3430 N
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