Question

An object is lifted from the surface of aspherical planet to an altitude equal to the radius of the planet.As a result, what happens to the mass and wieght of theobject?

massincreases; weight decreases
massdecreases; weight decreases
massincreases; weight increases
massincreases; weight remains the same
mass remainsthe same; weight decreases
mass remainsthe same; weight increases
mass remainsthe same; weight remains the same

Answer 1

An object is lifted from the surface of a spherical planet to an altitude equal to the radius of the planet.

As a result, the object's mass remains the same, and its weight decreases to 1/4 of whatever it is when the object is on the planet's surface.