The Force Needed to Accelerate the Rover Opportunity on Mars

question 15

Multiple Choice

The force needed to accelerate the rover Opportunity on Mars at 1 m/s² in the horizontal direction is ____ the force needed to accelerate the rover while it was undergoing testing on Earth.

• A) less than
• B) equal to
• C) greater than
• D) Unable to tell
• E) dependent on what g is on Mars

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