Which statement accurately describes the relationship between mass and weight?

Question

Question 5 options:

A)

An object with twice the mass of another object will weigh one-fourth as much.

B)

An object with twice the mass of another object will weigh half as much.

C)

An object with twice the mass of another object will weigh twice as much.

D)

An object with twice the mass of another object will weigh four times as much.

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

C) An object with twice the mass of another object will weigh twice as much.

Weight is directly proportional to mass, assuming the same gravitational field. Thus, if an object has twice the mass, it will also have twice the weight.