Equipment carried beneath a weather balloon consists of sensors and a transmitter. The total mass of the equipment is 3.6 kg.
At the launch site, the gravitational field strength is 9.8 N kg-1.
Calculate the downward force due to gravity acting on the equipment.
103 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 2.3 Forces and Newton's laws, covering 2.3.1 Newton's first law, 2.3.2 Newton's second law, and 2.3.3 Weight and gravitational field strength. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.