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Is gravitational force also known as weight?
No, but gravity is a factor in weight. For example, on the moon where gravity is less, your weight feels less, but it hasn't changed as your mass hasn't changed.
Is your weight your mass or force?
Your weight is a combination of your mass and the force of gravity. on the moon your weight is less because the force of gravity is less, however your mass remains constant no matter where it is measured.
Weight is the measure of the force of what?
Weight is a measure of the force of gravity on a person. This is why, when you visit another planet that has a different gravitational pull, you may weight more or less because gravity has less effect on you.
When riding in an elevator why does a person appear to lose weight when accelerating downward?
Weight is felt by the body resisting the pull (acceleration) of gravity. Less acceleration means less pull thus less weight. The rate at which you are accelerating downward subtracts from the pull of gravity, thus your weight is less. If you fall, say from a cliff or tall building you accelerate downward at exactly the acceleration of gravity so you're completely weightless.
What effect does gravity have on bridges ability to hold weight?
If gravity increases, the bridge is subjected to more weight. If gravity decreases, the bridge is subjected to less weight. Either way, the bridge will have a maximum weight that will remain the same regardless of the gravitational environment.
Why is weight different on different planets and the moon?
Some planets have less gravity or more gravity.More gravity giving you more weight and less giving you less weight.
Why is your weight different on the moon?
Weight is mass times gravity, and there is less gravity on the moon, therefore you weigh less on the moon.
What Weight in a gravity-less environment?
mass
Is gravitational force also known as weight?
No, but gravity is a factor in weight. For example, on the moon where gravity is less, your weight feels less, but it hasn't changed as your mass hasn't changed.
Is your weight your mass or force?
Your weight is a combination of your mass and the force of gravity. on the moon your weight is less because the force of gravity is less, however your mass remains constant no matter where it is measured.
Why the weight of a body is less on the Moon than on Earth?
Because there is less gravity. There is less gravity because the moons total mass is less than the earths and gravity is related to mass.
Weight is the measure of the force of what?
Weight is a measure of the force of gravity on a person. This is why, when you visit another planet that has a different gravitational pull, you may weight more or less because gravity has less effect on you.
Why is you weight less on the moon if your mass does not change?
Your weight is less on the moon b/c you have less gravity that pushes down on you in space--and in space there is no gravity,its a big vacuum and your mass is whats inside you.
Are astronauts weight less in space?
Yes weight changes due to gravity and mass is constant in terms of gravity. There is less gravity in space than the earth so they would weigh less but their mass would be the same. They have less gravity pulling on them, so yes. Unless they have artificial gravity creators in or on the space ship that I don't know about.
Why is my weight lesson the moon?
because there is less gravity on the moon
Why do you weight less in orbiting the earth then you do standing on earth?
Gravity
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.
