Question

The acceleration of gravity on the Moon's surface is about 1/6 of that on the Earth's surface. An object on the Earth is to be taken to the Moon. We can state that, compared to the Earth,

A. the object's mass and weight will be the same on the Moon.

B. the object's mass will be the same but the weight will be less on the Moon.

C. the object's mass will be less but the weight will be the same on the Moon.

D. the object's mass and weight will be less on the Moon.

Answer 1

Weight is a measure of force that is equal to the gravitational pull on an object. While the mass of an object will remain the same on the Moon, the weight of the object will be less due to the weaker gravitational pull.

Step-by-step explanation:

Mass is often confused with the term weight. Weight is a measure of force that is equal to the gravitational pull on an object. The weight of an object is dependent on its location. On the moon, the force due to gravity is about one sixth that of the gravitational force on Earth. Therefore, a given object will weigh six times less on Earth than it does on the moon. Since mass is dependent only on the amount of matter present in an object, mass does not change with location.