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Paper 1 · November 2002 · Units and Measurement

The base unit for gravitational field strength is

A

Nm^{-1}

B

kgs^{-1}

C

ms^{-2}

D

Nkg^{-1}

Explanation

Gravitational field strength has units of Nkg⁻¹ which equals ms⁻². In base units this is ms⁻².

ZIMSEC Physics Paper 1, November 2002, Q1

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