Bailee 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 pull changes. Is Bailee correct in his explanation?(1 point)

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Bailee is correct. The weight of the objects stay the same but mass will change.
Bailee is correct. The weight of the objects stay the same but mass will change.

Bailee is incorrect. Both the mass and weight will stay the same.
Bailee is incorrect. Both the mass and weight will stay the same.

Bailee is incorrect. Both the mass and weight will change.
Bailee is incorrect. Both the mass and weight will change.

Bailee is incorrect. The mass of the objects stay the same but weight will change.

Answer 1

Bailee is incorrect. The mass of the objects stays the same, but weight will change.

Weight is the force exerted by gravity on an object and is dependent on both the mass of the object and the gravitational pull. On the Moon, gravity is about 1/6th that of Earth's, so while the mass remains constant, the weight of the objects will be less on the Moon.