Question

This chart shows what happens when each object is placed on a balance with a 10 kg weight on the other side.

A 3-column table with 2 rows titled effects of each object. The first row has entries Object 1, Object 2, Object 3. The second row has entries the balance tips toward the object, the balance remains balanced, the balance tips toward the weight.

Which statement is best supported by the information in the chart?

Object 1 is the heaviest object.
Object 3 is heavier than Object 1.
The weight is heavier than Object 2.
The weight is the heaviest object.

Answer 1

Object 1 is the heaviest object.

Reason: Object 1 tips the balance toward the object, so it is heavier than the 10 kg weight. Object 2 balances (equal to 10 kg). Object 3 tips toward the weight, so it is lighter than 10 kg. Therefore Object 1 is heavier than both Object 2 and Object 3.