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The acceleration due to gravity on Mercury is 3.7 m/s2, which is about six times the acceleration due to gravity on Pluto.
Which statement accurately compares the mass and weight of an object on these two planets?
An object weighs about one-sixth as much and has about one-sixth the mass on Pluto as on Mercury.
An object weighs about one-sixth as much but has the same mass on Pluto as on Mercury.
An object weighs the same but has about one-sixth the mass on Pluto as on Mercury.
An object weighs the same and has the same mass on Pluto as on Mercury.
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An object weighs about one-sixth as much but has the same mass on Pluto as on Mercury.
Reason: mass is intrinsic and doesn't change with location; weight = mass × gravitational acceleration, so with Pluto's gravity ≈ 1/6 of Mercury's, the weight is ≈ 1/6 as much.
Reason: mass is intrinsic and doesn't change with location; weight = mass × gravitational acceleration, so with Pluto's gravity ≈ 1/6 of Mercury's, the weight is ≈ 1/6 as much.
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