Question

Which statement is true about the relationship between mass and weight?(4 points)
Responses

Mass and weight are the same thing and can be used interchangeably.
Mass and weight are the same thing and can be used interchangeably.

Mass is dependent on volume, while weight is dependent on the number of atoms in an object.
Mass is dependent on volume, while weight is dependent on the number of atoms in an object.

Mass increases with increasing gravity, while weight does not change with gravity.
Mass increases with increasing gravity, while weight does not change with gravity.

Mass does not change in an object, but the weight of the object is affected by gravity.
Mass does not change in an object, but the weight of the object is affected by gravity.

Answer 1

Mass does not change in an object, but the weight of the object is affected by gravity.

Explanation: Mass is the amount of matter (intrinsic, measured in kg). Weight is the gravitational force on that mass, W = m·g (measured in newtons), so it changes with the local gravitational acceleration (e.g., same mass weighs less on the Moon).