An astronaut takes her bathroom scales to the moon, where g = 1.6 m/s2. on the moon, compared to at home on earth? would it be mass is the same but weight is less? ?

Answer

Yes, the mass would not change, but the weight would, and it would be smaller on the moon because the acceleration of gravity is much less.

Explanation

If the definition of weight is:

W = mg

where:

m = mass

g = acceleration of gravity.

So, suppose we measure the weight of an object whose mass is

m = 50kg

The weight on earth would be:

The weight on the moon would be:

As you can see in both cases the mass was the same = 50kg but the weight is much higher on the earth

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