Question

If you take rocks from the Earth to the moon (5 points)

the mass and weight would remain the same

the mass and weight would both change

the mass would change and the weight would remain the same

the mass would remain the same and the weight would change

Answer 1

the mass would remain the same and the weight would change. mass defines the actual amount of an object, while weight is the force gravity has on that object. gravity is different on the moon and the earth therefore the weight will change

Answer 2

Answer:

the mass would remain the same and the weight would change

Explanation:

Mass can be thought of as the amount of matter an object has, this quantity is a constant, it will not change even if the rocks are carried to the moon.

What will change is the weight, since it is defined as:

$w = mg$

where $w$ is the weight, $m$ is the mass and $g$ is the acceleration due to gravity.

We said the mass stays the same, but the acceleration $g$ on the moon will be different (smaller) than the acceleration $g$ on the earth.

So because the weight depends on the acceleration of gravity, if the rocks are taken to the moon where that acceleration is different, the rocks will have a different weight.

So the answer is: the mass would remain the same and the weight would change