When you hold a textbook and a pencil why does the textbook feel heavier than the pencil?
A. The textbook has a stronger attraction to earth
B. Your hands repels the textbook with less force
C. You can grip the pencil with more strength
D. The textbook has less mass than the pencil
C. You can grip the pencil with more strength
that’s wrong
I apologize for the incorrect response. The correct answer is:
A. The textbook has a stronger attraction to earth
The correct answer is D. The textbook has less mass than the pencil.
To understand why the textbook feels heavier than the pencil, let's consider the concept of mass. Mass is a measure of the amount of matter an object contains. It determines how much force is required to accelerate an object.
In this scenario, both the textbook and the pencil experience the same gravitational force from Earth. The gravitational force depends on the mass of the object and the acceleration due to gravity. Since the acceleration due to gravity is the same for both objects, the difference in weight must be due to their masses.
The textbook feels heavier because it has more mass than the pencil. When you hold an object, you are experiencing the force of gravity acting on its mass. The greater the mass of an object, the greater the gravitational force it experiences, and therefore, the heavier it will feel.
So, the textbook feels heavier because it has more mass, not because it has a stronger attraction to Earth (A), or because your hands repel it with less force (B), or because you can grip the pencil with more strength (C).