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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Bella is correct because the moon exerts less gravity than the Earth.
Jackie is correct because weight and mass do not change based on the force of gravity.
Sam is correct because their mass would be the same on the moon as is on Earth.
Sam and Balla 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. Jackie is incorrect because weight does change based on the force of gravity.
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.
To understand this concept, we need to differentiate between weight and mass.
Weight is the force of gravity on an object, and it is directly proportional to the mass of the object. On Earth, the force of gravity is stronger than on the moon, so an object will weigh less on the moon than it does on Earth. Therefore, Bella is correct in saying that they would weigh less on the moon than on Earth because the moon exerts less gravity.
Mass, on the other hand, is a measure of the amount of matter in an object and it remains the same regardless of the location. So, Jackie is correct in saying that her mass would stay the same if she went to the moon.
Sam's statement is also correct because, as mentioned earlier, mass would be the same on the moon as it is on Earth.
Therefore, both Sam and Bella are correct in their statements.