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Mass is not the same as weight. Your weight will be less on the Moon; your mass can informally be considered as the "amount of substance" you have. Since you won't lose or gain a significant amount of atoms when you go to the Moon, your mass will stay the same - except for any insignificant change if you eat or breathe on your trip to the Moon, or an even more insignificant effect due to the General Theory of Relativity.
Mass is not the same as weight. Your weight will be less on the Moon; your mass can informally be considered as the "amount of substance" you have. Since you won't lose or gain a significant amount of atoms when you go to the Moon, your mass will stay the same - except for any insignificant change if you eat or breathe on your trip to the Moon, or an even more insignificant effect due to the General Theory of Relativity.
Mass is not the same as weight. Your weight will be less on the Moon; your mass can informally be considered as the "amount of substance" you have. Since you won't lose or gain a significant amount of atoms when you go to the Moon, your mass will stay the same - except for any insignificant change if you eat or breathe on your trip to the Moon, or an even more insignificant effect due to the General Theory of Relativity.
Mass is not the same as weight. Your weight will be less on the Moon; your mass can informally be considered as the "amount of substance" you have. Since you won't lose or gain a significant amount of atoms when you go to the Moon, your mass will stay the same - except for any insignificant change if you eat or breathe on your trip to the Moon, or an even more insignificant effect due to the General Theory of Relativity.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoBecause nothing about ME changes by going to the moon. Mass is a fundamental property of matter, which does not change just because I go somewhere else.
It is very easy to be confused by the fact that mass and weight have the same units. There is no theoretical reason why this should be. There is a good practical reason, which is that it is much easier to measure weight than mass, and the two are equivalent as long as we stay on the surface of our very own planet.
Consider an astronaut. While on the space station she has no weight; she can float in mid air. Suppose she starts from one end of the station's long axis, and uses her legs to push off as hard as she can towards the far end. She is now in big trouble.
She needs to turn in mid flight so that her feet hit the far wall first, then cushion an impact that will be at least as bad as stepping off the top of a six foot wall while on earth. Unless she is a practised gymnast she will at least risk sprains and very possibly fractures to her feet, ankles and legs. If she didn't make the turn to land feet-first she risks a broken neck. All this because she still has her normal mass, and normal kinetic energy.
Come to the moon with me ! You will be able to lift me over your head because I weigh 30 pounds. Put me back on my feet and punch me in the chest, hard. Should be easy to knock me flat, me being a 30 lb weakling. Nice try, but my mass is still 200 lbs. I'm still standing, and still smiling, knowingly.
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∙ 13y agoMass is the amount of particles that you have, i.e. how big you are.
being on the moon doesn't make you thinner or fatter, so you mass stays the same
Weight on the other hand will change on the moon. weight is a force you fell, which pulls you down to the ground. The moon is smaller than earth so the pulling force is smaller, therefore your weight changes and you feel lighter. but you will still be fat.(i.e the same size)
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∙ 14y agoMass is not the same as weight. Your weight will be less on the Moon; your mass can informally be considered as the "amount of substance" you have. Since you won't lose or gain a significant amount of atoms when you go to the Moon, your mass will stay the same - except for any insignificant change if you eat or breathe on your trip to the Moon, or an even more insignificant effect due to the General Theory of Relativity.
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∙ 13y agoWhy should it? Mass is (informally) the "amount of substance", and there is no reason why you should lose or gain substance (e.g., atoms) when moving to the moon.
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How would your weight and mass change if you go to the moon?
your mass would stay the same (mass never changes), but your weight would be about one sixth (1/6) of what it is one earth
How can an objects weight change if its mass does not?
Weight is affected by gravity, while mass does not. On Earth mass and weight are the same, yet on the moon your weight could be 1/6 of its original, while your mass would stay the same no matter where you go.
Does a scale show weight or mass?
It shows the weight, however, by convention we graduate the scale in mass units. The scale is assuming that you are standing on Earth. When you step on a scale the gravity pulls you down, which is called weight. Weight is based on the gravity force. Mass is the amount of stuff inside your body. Which won't change because of gravity. If you go to the moon your weight will be less because the moon has less gravity. Mass will stay the same. Unless you lose one your body parts while on the trip to the moon.
Are mass and weight interchangeable terms?
No. Mass is a way of measuring how much matter an object contains, whereas weight measures how hard gravity is pulling on an object. While on earth, these are typically interchangeable. However, if you were to go to Mars, your mass would stay the same, but the weight will be different. This is because you still contain the same amount of matter, but the gravity's pull will be different because the Moon has a different gravitational pull than the Earth.
How does newtons law of universal gravitational apply to earth and the moon?
If it were not for the Earth's pull of gravity the moon would fly away from the Earth. The moon's pull of gravity on the Earth causes the tides.
Does your weight stay the same no matter where you go like the moon?
no, your weight changes. your mass stays the same
Does your mass increase decrease or stay the same if you so to Saturn?
Your mass will stay the same no matter where you go.
How would your weight and mass change if you go to the moon?
your mass would stay the same (mass never changes), but your weight would be about one sixth (1/6) of what it is one earth
How can an objects weight change if its mass does not?
Weight is affected by gravity, while mass does not. On Earth mass and weight are the same, yet on the moon your weight could be 1/6 of its original, while your mass would stay the same no matter where you go.
What would your weight and mass be if your were on the moon?
Your mass is the same wherever you go. Your weight on the moon is about 16.5% of what it is on Earth.
When you go to the moon does your mass change?
no! because your mass is the same because there is the same amount of gravity
Would a person's weight and mass be the same on the moon?
Weight would be different because the moon has less gravity then the earth. (astronauts can jump higher on the moon) Mass would be the same. I do not lose any mass if i go to the moon unless, you cut my arm off.
Is it true your mass on earth is the same on the moon?
Yes. Your mass never changes, no matter where you go but your weight can be affected by gravity.
Can you explain why your mass would be the same on earth and the moon?
Well, no matter what, our mass would be the same where ever you go. Matter cannot be created or destroyed. Theres no way that you could just lose a little mass simply by going to the moon, its impossible.
What are some characteristics of weight?
A characteristic would be that it depends on gravity. If you weigh 105lbs then go to the Moon, your weight would be reduced to about 17lbs, but your mass would stay the same.
If my mass on earth is 75000 grams what is my mass on the moon?
If your mass is 75,000 grams, then that's your mass, until you eat a whole chocolate cake or go on a strictreducing diet. Your mass is your mass; it doesn't change, no matter where you go. It's the same on earth,on the moon, in space on the way from the earth to the moon, or in orbit around the earth going nowhere.What changes is your weight. That's the force of attraction between your mass and another mass, such as theearth or the moon. The more mass the other mass has, the stronger the force of attraction between it and you.That's why you weigh less on the moon. But your massdoesn't change.
How long did Yuri Gagarin stay on the moon?
He did not go to the moon
