Competency #1
Answer and Explanation
The correct answer is D.
The bag of sugar would have the same mass, but a smaller weight.
Mass is a quantity of matter in an object. Mass is a property of the object and thus does not change with location. That is, the mass of an object will be the same whether the object is in Maryland, Colorado, on the moon, or in a distant galaxy.
Weight is synonymous with the force of gravity acting on the object. On the earth, there is a force of gravity between the earth and the bag. On the moon, the largest gravitational force is between the moon and the bag. Due to the moon's smaller mass, the force of gravity (i.e. weight) is smaller on the moon than on the earth.
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