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When you hold a textbook and a pencil, why does the textbook feel heavier than the pencil?(1 point)
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Your hand repels the textbook with less force.
Your hand repels the textbook with less force.

The textbook has less mass than the pencil.
The textbook has less mass than the pencil.

You can grip the pencil with more strength.
You can grip the pencil with more strength.

The textbook has a stronger attraction to Earth.

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The textbook has a stronger attraction to Earth.

Because the textbook has more mass, Earth's gravity pulls on it with a greater force (weight), so it feels heavier than the pencil.