Calculating Thrust Needed for 200g Model Rocket Acceleration

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Homework Statement


What thrust does a 200g model rocket need in order to have a vertical acceleration of 10.0m/s^2?
A) on earth?
B) on the moon, where g=1.62m/s^2


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The Attempt at a Solution


I am not sure of an equation to use for this problem
 
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NG12 said:

Homework Equations




The Attempt at a Solution


I am not sure of an equation to use for this problem

What physical quantity does thrust refer to? You have a hint: they have given acceleration and mass.