Two children on a seesaw are able to balance perfectly while on Earth. Would they still be balanced if the seesaw was brought to the moon?
A. Yes, they would still be balanced because their weights would change
B. Yes, they would still be balanced because their masses would not change
C. No, they would not be balanced their masses would change
D. No, they would not be balanced their weights would change
B. Yes, they would still be balanced because their masses would not change
The balancing of a seesaw depends on the masses of the two children rather than their weights. Weight is the force of gravity acting on an object, while mass is the measure of the amount of matter in an object. On the moon, the force of gravity is around 1/6th of the force of gravity on Earth, so the children's weights would change, but their masses would remain the same. Therefore, they would still be balanced on the moon.