Question

What will happen to mass and weight when you go to the moon

Answer 1

Weight vs Mass: Mass doesn't change, but weight does on the moon due to weaker gravity.

Step-by-step explanation:

Although weight is related to mass, it is not the same thing. Weight refers to the force that gravity exerts on an object. This force is directly proportional to the mass of the object. The weight of an object changes as the force of gravity changes, but its mass does not. An astronaut's mass does not change just because she goes to the moon. But her weight on the moon is only one-sixth her earth-bound weight because the moon's gravity is only one-sixth that of the earth's. She may feel 'weightless' during her trip when she experiences negligible external forces (gravitational or any other), although she is, of course, never 'massless.'

Answer 2

Answer: The mass will remain the same, but the weight will change

Let's start by explaining that mass and weight are very different concepts.

Mass
`m` is the amount of matter that exists in a body, which only depends on the quantity and type of particles within it. This means mass is an intrinsic property of each body and remains the same regardless of where the body is located.

On the other hand, weight
`W` is a measure of the gravitational force acting on an object and is directly proportional to the product of the mass
`m` of the body by the acceleration of gravity
`g`:

`W=m.g`

Then, since the Earth and the Moon have different values ​​of gravity, the weight of an object in each place will vary, but its mass will not.