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If astronauts travel from Earth to the moon ( smaller than the Earth ) , what can be said about their mass and weight?

A. Their mass and weight would both change
B. Their mass would increase but their wight would decrease.
C. their mass would stay the same but their wight would decrease.
D. Their mass and weight would both increase.

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Answer:

Their mass would remain the same but their weight would change.

Step-by-step explanation:

Mass is density times volume times density, so gravity wouldn't affect it, but since the moons gravitational pull is less than that of Earth their weight would change.

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