Does gravity effect mass or weight?

Answer 1

No, it doesn't. Weight can change, but mass doesn't. I learned this in 8th grade science. I had to do a report on it, so I know that it's true!

More Correct Answer:

Weight changes with gravitational attraction. Mass changes with velocity, in accordance with special relativity: mass=(rest mass)/(1-(v^2)/(c^2))^(1/2)

...where rest mass=the mass of an object not moving. Not moving relative to what is the next question, but I will stop here.

Answer 2

Gravity affects weight, not mass. Mass is an inherent property of an object that measures the amount of matter it contains, while weight is the force of gravity acting on that mass. A change in gravity will change an object's weight but not its mass.

Answer 3

Yes they do. But don't get confused between bodies attracting each other and zero-g weightlessness. They are different things. If the space shuttle were somehow parked while in orbit and prevented from falling, the astronauts would feel not much different from a person standing on the ground at sea level.

Answer 4

Only very slightly. If you were in the International Space Station and it stopped moving, you would feel the same weight as you feel at sea level within 1%.

Answer 5

Yes, weight=mass*gravity. If mass stays the same, and the gravity changes, the weight will change, that's why someone would weigh less on the moon then on the earth.

Answer 6

Theoretically, but unless you work with NASA, or you have your own space shuttle, those differences in weight are minute.

Answer 7

No. However, weight increases with increasing gravity.

Answer 8

No, Because Mass and Weight are really not that differnt ,but Weight is how heavy something is and Mass is the amount of something.

Answer 9

no it doesn't

Answer 10

weight, not mass