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
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.
Sam is correct because their mass would be the same on the moon as it is on Earth.
Bella is correct because the moon exerts less gravity than the Earth.
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.
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.
Weight is a measure of the force of gravity acting on an object and is determined by the mass of the object and the strength of the gravitational field it is in. Mass, on the other hand, is a measure of the amount of matter in an object and remains constant regardless of the gravitational field it is in.
So, if Jackie were to go to the moon, her mass would stay the same because it is a measure of the amount of matter in her body. However, her weight would be different because the moon exerts less gravity than the Earth. This means that she would weigh less on the moon compared to on Earth, but her mass would remain the same.
Therefore, Jackie's statement is correct, and Sam and Bella's statements are only partially correct.