Question
When you hold a text book and a pencil, why does a textbook feel heavier than a pencil? A. Your hand repels a textbook with less force. B. You can grab the pencil with more strength. C. The textbook has less mass than a pencil.D. The text, but has a strong attraction to earth.
Answers
GPT 3.5
The correct answer is C. The textbook has less mass than a pencil.
Mass is a measure of the amount of matter an object contains, while weight is the force with which an object is pulled towards the Earth due to gravity. In this case, both the textbook and the pencil are being pulled towards the Earth with the same force (assuming no air resistance). However, the textbook feels heavier because it has more mass compared to the pencil.
Mass is a measure of the amount of matter an object contains, while weight is the force with which an object is pulled towards the Earth due to gravity. In this case, both the textbook and the pencil are being pulled towards the Earth with the same force (assuming no air resistance). However, the textbook feels heavier because it has more mass compared to the pencil.