Question

Caleb has a 860-kilogram car sitting in his back yard, gathering rust.

If Caleb could launch the car deep into outer space, the car's mass would then be _______.
A.
860 kg
B.
0.0 kg
C.
8.6 kg
D.
86.0 kg

Answer 1

Answer: 860 g (a)

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

A. 860 kg

Step-by-step explanation:

To answer the question we need to understand that;

• Mass refers to the amount of matter in an object.
• Weight, on the other hand, refers to the gravitational pull of an object to a given surface.
• Mass is measured using a spring balance.

We also need to know that;

• The mass of an object remains constant every where irrespective of the gravitational acceleration.

• Therefore, an object on the surface of the earth would have the same mass as on the surface of the moon.
• In this case; the mass of the car remains the same on the outer space as on the back yard.