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Gravity gives you your mass true or false?

False. You will have the same mass on our moon, but weigh 1/6th as much as on the Earth.


True or false An object weight can change depending on gravity?

That is true! Weight is how much gravity is pulling on an object. For example, on the moon, an object will weigh about 6 times less than it does on Earth. Mass, on the other hand, stays the same ALL THE TIME, no matter where you are.


Is it true that the weight of a substance is defined as its mass divided by its volume?

No, weight is a measure of the force of gravity acting on an object's mass. The weight of an object can change with location due to differences in gravitational pull. Mass, on the other hand, is a measure of the amount of matter in an object and is constant regardless of location.


True or false an object buoyant force and weight arent the same thing?

Yes they are different things. Buoyant force is always upward. Weight is always downward. Also ... -- Weight depends on the object's mass. -- Buoyant force depends on its volume, and on what it's floating in.


How do you find the mass of an animal?

Basically by weighing it. Although mass is not the same as weight, if you know the weight and the gravity, you can calculate the mass.Basically by weighing it. Although mass is not the same as weight, if you know the weight and the gravity, you can calculate the mass.Basically by weighing it. Although mass is not the same as weight, if you know the weight and the gravity, you can calculate the mass.Basically by weighing it. Although mass is not the same as weight, if you know the weight and the gravity, you can calculate the mass.

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Is it true On the moon your mass would be less than it on earth but your weight would be the same?

falseIt is false. Your weight would be less on the moon but your mass would be the same.


Mass and weight are different words for the same property of matter?

False


On the moon would your mass be less that it is on Earth and your weight would be the same?

False


Are Weight and mass are different words for the same property of matter?

False


Is this true or false the weight of a person can change but the mass stays the same?

That is very true. The mass of something is definite, "the amount of stuff in an object"; However, the weight of something is the pull of gravity on an object. Someone or something's weight can change if, for example, they go to the Moon, or Mars, or any other celestial body with different levels of gravity.


The weight of subtomic particles is measured in units called atomic mass units true or false?

Yes, true: the mass of 1 proton is exactly the same as of 1 neutron: 1 a.m.u.


Gravity gives you your mass true or false?

False. You will have the same mass on our moon, but weigh 1/6th as much as on the Earth.


Is this sentence true or false on the moon your mass would be less than it is on earth but your weight would be the same?

Awww now, you're just saying that to get a rise out us. From the way your question is worded, I can tell ... you know very well that the truth is just the opposite.subscribe to Aalivia MSP if this didn't help


True or false the mass of a proton is about one atomic mass unit?

False - an electron is about 1/1836 the mass of a proton.


True or false An object weight can change depending on gravity?

That is true! Weight is how much gravity is pulling on an object. For example, on the moon, an object will weigh about 6 times less than it does on Earth. Mass, on the other hand, stays the same ALL THE TIME, no matter where you are.


Is it true that the weight of a substance is defined as its mass divided by its volume?

No, weight is a measure of the force of gravity acting on an object's mass. The weight of an object can change with location due to differences in gravitational pull. Mass, on the other hand, is a measure of the amount of matter in an object and is constant regardless of location.


Chemistry True or False- 21.4g S8 equal to 171.2g S?

The answer to the chemistry question would be false. 21.4g S8 is not equal to 171.2g S. Grams is a measurement of weight, and in order to be exact, the weight needs to be the same.