Jackie, Bella, and Sam are discussing gravity. Bella says that they would weigh less on the moon than on the Earth because the moon exerts less gravity than the Earth. Sam says that their mass would be the same on the moon as it is on Earth. Jackie says that her weight and mass would stay the same if she went to the moon.
Who is correct?
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Responses
Jackie is correct because weight and mass do not change based on the force of gravity.
Jackie is correct because weight and mass do not change based on the force of gravity.
Bella is correct because the moon exerts less gravity than the Earth.
Bella is correct because the moon exerts less gravity than the Earth.
Sam and Bella are BOTH correct because the moon exerts less gravity than the Earth AND their mass would be the same on the moon as it is on Earth.
Sam and Bella are BOTH correct because the moon exerts less gravity than the Earth AND their mass would be the same on the moon as it is on Earth.
Sam is correct because their mass would be the same on the moon as it is on Earth.
The correct answer is: Jackie is correct because weight and mass do not change based on the force of gravity.
The correct answer is: Sam is correct because their mass would be the same on the moon as it is on Earth.
The correct answer is: Jackie is correct because weight and mass do not change based on the force of gravity.
To understand why Jackie is correct, we need to clarify the difference between weight and mass. Weight is the force with which gravity pulls on an object, while mass is the amount of matter in an object.
On the Earth, the force of gravity is greater than on the moon because the Earth is more massive. Therefore, an object would weigh less on the moon compared to the Earth because it would experience less gravitational force. However, the object's mass would remain the same because mass is an intrinsic property that does not depend on the force of gravity.
So, even though they would weigh less on the moon, their mass would stay the same. Hence, Jackie is correct in saying that her weight and mass would stay the same if she went to the moon.