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

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

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.
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Answer 1

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

On the moon, the gravitational pull is about 1/6th that of Earth's, so while the mass of an object remains constant regardless of location, its weight (which is the force exerted by gravity on that mass) will be less on the moon.