Question

Bailey explained that when traveling to the moon, he needs to pack light because the weight of objects on the moon is the same as their weight on earth. The mass of the objects is what changes when the gravitational pool changes is daily correct in his explanation would the correct answer be Bailey is incorrect. Both the mass and weight will change or Bailey is correct. The weight of the object stay the same but mass will change or Bailey is incorrect. Both the mass and weight will stay the same or Bailey is incorrect the mass of the object stay the same but wait will change.

Answer 1

Bailey's explanation contains some inaccuracies and can be clarified. The correct concept is:

• The mass of an object remains constant regardless of its location in the universe. This means that an object's mass does not change whether it is on Earth, the Moon, or elsewhere.
• The weight of an object, however, is the force exerted on it due to gravity, which varies depending on the gravitational pull of the celestial body it is on. Since the Moon has about 1/6th the gravity of Earth, the weight of an object on the Moon will be less than its weight on Earth.

Thus, Bailey is incorrect in saying that the weight of objects on the Moon is the same as their weight on Earth. The correct statement is:

Bailey is incorrect: the mass of the object stays the same, but weight will change.