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Suppose you took a trip to the moon how and why would your weight change would your mass change too?
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∙ 11y ago
Your mass would stay the same, but your weight would change.
Weight is the effect of gravity acting upon an object, where as mass is the amount of matter an object has.
Your "weight" measured on the Moon would be one-sixth your weight on Earth.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoYour weight on the moon is one sixth of your weight on the Earth. Your mass does not change.
Your mass would be the same on the moon or anywhere you are as that doesn't change. Mass is the amount of matter that you have or is contained inside you and so is unrelated to gravity.
Weight changes depending on where you are as it is dependent on the gravity of the location. Weight is a force that arises when gravity acts on your mass. If the gravity is increased you weigh more if the gravity decreases you weigh less. No matter what you weigh you would still have the same mass on the moon, on the earth on mars in deep space.
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∙ 10y agoYour mass will not change unless your body is losing something no matter how miniscule... I.E.> Sweat, waste material, blood, loss of limb ect... Weight (variable) is a measurement of the amount of force gravity (variable) has on your mass (constant).
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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
How would your mass and weight differ on the moon?
-- Your mass doesn't change, no matter where you are. -- Your weight on the moon is 16.5% of what it is on Earth.
Would your weight change if you went on the moon?
Good question. Yes, your weight would change, but your mass would not. People often confuse weight with mass.If your mass is 50kg, then your weight on Earth is 500N - weight is a force, and it is equal to mass x acceleration due to gravity.Because the force of gravity on the moon is much less, about 1/6 of that on Earth, your weight would be about 80N. Your mass, however, would still be 50kg.
Explain why it is your weight and not your mass that would change if you landed on Mars?
Your weight would change, as weight is dependant upon the gravitational strength of the body that you are landing on. Your mass is essentially you as a whole it has an arbitrary value, so that weight can be calculated later on.
Why would your weight change if you orbited earth in a space shuttle but mass would not?
mass is the actual amount of matter weight is just how much mass it appears to with your body
Suppose you lived on the Moon how much would you weigh and mass be?
my mass remains same only my weight reduced by 6 times of my weight of earth.
What is your weight on earth if your weight on the moon is 36kg?
There is gravity on the moon! The gravity on the Moon is 1/6th that of what is observed on Earth. An object with a weight of 36 kg on Earth would weigh 1/6th that on the Moon. 1/6th of 36kg is, 6 kg. An object with a MASS of 36 kg on Earth would have the same 36 kg MASS on the moon. Mass is the amount of matter that makes up an object, whereas WEIGHT is the measurement of the force of gravity on that MASS. This is why your weight will change when visiting other planets, but your mass stays constant plant to planet!
Why would your weight would change if you went to the moon but your mass would not?
* Mass doesn't change because of conservation of mass. * Weight changes because it is the product of mass x gravity - and gravity on the Moon is less.
Why your weight would change if you went to the moon but your mass would not?
* Mass doesn't change because of conservation of mass. * Weight changes because it is the product of mass x gravity - and gravity on the Moon is less.
If you double the mass of an object on earth do you double its weight?
Yes. The weight is simply the mass, multiplied by the gravity.
How does the weight and mass of an object change if it is on the moon?
Such an object's mass would not change, or it wouldn't change significantly. Its weight will be reduced, approximately by a factor of 6.
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
How would your weight and mass change if you went to the moon?
If you measured your mass and your weight and then went to the moon, you would find that your mass had not changed, and your weight had become about 83 percent less.
Why is it that your weight and not your mass that would change if you land on Mars?
Your weight would change, as weight is dependant upon the gravitational strength of the body that you are landing on. Your mass is essentially you as a whole it has an arbitrary value, so that weight can be calculated later on.
What would happen to your weight is earths mass remained the same?
If earth's mass were to remain the same, your weight would be constant, i.e. it would not change.
How would your mass and weight differ on the moon?
-- Your mass doesn't change, no matter where you are. -- Your weight on the moon is 16.5% of what it is on Earth.
Would your weight change if you went on the moon?
Good question. Yes, your weight would change, but your mass would not. People often confuse weight with mass.If your mass is 50kg, then your weight on Earth is 500N - weight is a force, and it is equal to mass x acceleration due to gravity.Because the force of gravity on the moon is much less, about 1/6 of that on Earth, your weight would be about 80N. Your mass, however, would still be 50kg.
