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If the ball is solid, and remains solid, then in order to increase its volume more material (mass) will have to be added to it. However, if the ball is hollow, then it may grow larger by thinning the walls of the ball and increasing its radius. In this case, no air is allowed to fill the increasing inner volume since that would lead to an increase in mass. This means that there will be a partial vacuum inside the ball, and depending on the strength of the clay, and the outside pressure, the walls may collapse. It would also be possible to increase the size (volume) of a solid ball of clay by reducing the density of the clay. The most common way to do this without magic is to heat it up.

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Does the mass of an object change as the distance of gravity changes?

No, the mass of an object remains constant regardless of changes in gravity. Mass is an intrinsic property of an object and does not change with gravitational influence. The weight of an object, however, can change with variations in gravity, as weight depends on the gravitational force acting on the object.


Does the mass of an object change as the distance from the center of gravity changes?

Mass doesn't change. Mass the is substance of an object, moving it around won't affect how much mass it has, only adding or subtracting from the object would affect the quantity of mass. The weight would change because gravity is inversely proportional to distance but not the mass.


If you weigh 45 kilograms on earth you would weigh 1270 kiograms on the sun what is the mass change?

The mass of an object doesn't change when you move it to different locations. Your mass remains the same whether you are on Earth or on the Sun. What changes is your weight, which is affected by the gravitational pull of the celestial body you are on.


Why doesn't your mass change on different planets?

Mass is the amount of substance in an object. It is independent of gravitational field. Weight on the other hand, is the measure of the gravitaional pull of an object, which does vary with the strength of a gravitational field.


Does a bowling ball on earth have more inertia than one on the moon?

No, a bowling ball (or any other object) has exactly the same inertial mass no matter where it is (its actual inertia will, of course, depend upon its velocity as well as its inertial mass). Weight changes on the moon, but inertia doesn't.

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Does shaping a ball of dough into a loaf change the shape and mass?

changes the shape but not the mass


How can you increase the amount of kinetic energy in a small ball of clay you are throwing at a person?

To increase the kinetic energy of the small ball of clay when throwing at a person, you can either increase the velocity at which you throw the ball or increase the mass of the clay ball. This can be achieved by exerting more force when throwing the ball or using a larger amount of clay to increase its mass, resulting in higher kinetic energy upon impact.


How much difference is there between the astronauts mass on earth and on the moon?

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Does the mass change?

if the shape changes the mass changes


What is ball clay?

Ball clay is a variety of clay which commonly consists of 20-80 percent kaolinite, 10-25 percent mica, and 6-65 percent quartz. This clay used to be cut into balls of a mass of around 30 pounds.


What is an insignificant change in mass?

Imagine a 500 pound glob of clay. If I took out .0000001 pounds of clay out of it, that would be an insignificant change in mass. Basically, if you take something out of something else and you hardly noticed it, that is an insignificant change.


Compare the changes in the weight of a ball with the changes in the balls mass as the height of the ball above earths surface increases?

Mass and Weight The gravitational force Earth exerts on an object is the weight of the object. Because weight is a force, it is measured in newtons. Weight is not the same as mass. Mass is the amount of matter an object contains, and is measured in kilograms. Even if the mass of an object doesn't change, its weight will change if its distance from Earth changes


What will the mass be after the chemical change?

Total mass never changes.


The motion of a 150g ball is more difficult to change than the motion of a 50g ball because the 150g ball has?

more inertia due to its greater mass, making it resist changes in its velocity or direction more than the lighter 50g ball.


Does a substance change mass if it changes physically?

No. Mass is a measure of how much matter is in an object, and that does not change when the matter changes states. The matter will either contract or expand, depending on the current state and the state to be reached, but that does not change how much matter is in the object.


Does the size of the ball change the distance of it?

Yes.Because of the differneces in mass in each ball.


Does mass or weight change?

Weight changes but, ordinarily, mass doesn't.