upiter is a larger and more massive planet than Earth. If we could send a chicken to Jupiter, which statement below accurately describes the mass and relative weight of the chicken?

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The mass of the chicken would change, but there would be no change in weight
The mass of the chicken would change, but there would be no change in weight

The mass and the weight of the chicken would increase
The mass and the weight of the chicken would increase

The mass of the chicken would increase, but its weight would decrease.
The mass of the chicken would increase, but its weight would decrease.

The weight of the chicken would increase, but there would be no change in mass.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

The weight of the chicken would increase, but there would be no change in mass.

Explanation: Mass is a measure of the amount of matter in an object and remains constant regardless of location. Weight, however, is the force exerted by gravity on that mass. Since Jupiter has a much stronger gravitational pull than Earth, the weight of the chicken would increase if it were on Jupiter, but its mass would remain the same.