Question

If you go to the moon, what will happen to your weight and mass?

Your mass and weight will both increase.

Your mass will change but your weight will stay the same.

Your weight will change but your mass will stay the same.

Your mass will decrease and your weight will increase

Answer 1

Your weight will change but your mass will stay the same.

Step-by-step explanation:

Weight:

• The gravitational pull on an object in known as its weight.
• Weight changes depending upon the gravity of an area.

Mass:

• The quantity of matter in an object is considered as its mass.
• Mass always remains constant and is independent of the area where the object is.

Weight and mass on moon:

We know that,

W = mg

• From here, we can tell that W changes with g which is the gravity of any area or planet. That is why our weight will change. This is because g = 9.8 m/s² in Earth which g = 1.62 m/s² on moon. So, weight changes.
• However, mass is independent of any g or W and thus, it remains constant no matter the object is on moon or Earth.

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