Mechanical Comprehension · Question 1

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The difference between an object's mass and its weight is that weight

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Correct answer to question 1 (Mechanical Comprehension): is the force gravity exerts on that mass

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Mass is how much matter there is and never changes; weight is the pull of gravity on it and changes with location. The same astronaut has one mass but weighs about a sixth as much on the Moon.

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