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Why does a beach ball weigh less than a bowling ball?
The beach ball has more mass
The beach ball has more air
The beach ball is less strongly attracted to Earth
The beach ball pushes harder against earth
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Because it has less mass. Weight is the gravitational force on an object (W = m·g), so an object with less mass feels a smaller pull from Earth.
(If you’re comparing readings on a scale, a beach ball’s apparent weight is even smaller because the displaced air gives a buoyant upward force.)
(If you’re comparing readings on a scale, a beach ball’s apparent weight is even smaller because the displaced air gives a buoyant upward force.)
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