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An object of the same mass has three different weights at different times. Which statement is possible?

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The object started on earth, was transported to space,and was deposited on the moon 
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So we want to know how can an object have three different weights at different times. So weight is Fg=m*g, where m is the mass of the objecct and g is the gravitational acceleration. On Earth, g=9.81 m/s^2, in space g is much less and on the moon g=1.625 m/s^2 So we see that the object changes its weight by moving it to space and on the Moon.
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