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How does weight change in space?

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Explain how are weight and force related?

Not while remaining on the surface of this planet. If you go into space, your mass will not change - but your weight will become zero.


What is an example of when weight would change and mass stays the same?

When you travel from the planet Earth to another place, such as the International Space Station or the moon, your mass would remain the same but your weight would change.


Does matter have weight and take up space?

yeh matter have weight and take out space


Why is your weight not one quarter as much when you climb to the top of a tall tree twice as tall as you?

Your weight is not one-quarter as much when you climb to the top of a tree twice as tall as you are because your weight does not change when you move around within earth's gravitational field. You would have to move to outer space or to another planet to have your weight change.


Does space have mass or weight?

There is no change to an objects status as matter in space. Matter continues to exist in the absence of air and weight. If this were not the case all matter in space (suns, planets, etc.) would all vanish. Mass and weight are two different things. Mass is a measure of how much matter an object has, and that does not change when you change or eliminate gravity. Weight, on the other hand, is the force that an object creates due to its mass and the influence of gravity. If it takes a certain amount of force to accelerate an object, it will still take that certain amount of force to accelerate it the same way from the same reference point, no matter what the gravity.

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How do you change weight on earth to weight in space?

divde your weight by 0.6


Do astronauts weight change in space?

Yes


Do an astronauts weight change in space?

Yes


Does your weight change if you travel to Jupiter?

In space your weight changes by 5%.


Why do objects weight change as they travel through space?

Because weight is based on gravity, and gravity changes throughout space.


Does your weight change if you take a spaceship into space?

Yes, the force of gravity is less in space, so your weight is less too.


Does the mass of an astronaut change when she or he is visiting the International Space Station?

The mass of an astronaut does not change when she is visiting the International Space Station. Mass is a property that does not change, but the weight of a person does change in space.


What will change if you go in outer space?

Your weight Oxygen level


How would your weight and mass change if you were floating freely in space?

the weight reduces due to change in gravity but mass remains constant


Does an objects weight change in space?

Yes, because weight it determined by gravity. Its mass however, does not.


Do weight change in the space?

Yes it does! Because of the gravity on earth we get pulled down, but in space there ain't anything like this, so we all weight 0kg


Is the weight of the space shuttle the same on earth as it is in space?

Its mass is the same(ignoring spent fuel) but the weight is a result of the gravitational pull, which is different in space. Actually the space shuttle never gets far enough from the earth for it's weight to change. The reason it seems weightless is because it is in free-fall.