If a bowling ball were moved from Earth to the moon, how would it's weight and mass change?
A. The bowling ball would weigh the same, but it's mass would increase.
B. The bowling ball would weigh the same, but it's mass would decrease.
C. The bowling ball would weigh less on the moon, but it's mass would stay the same.
D. The bowling ball would weigh more on the moon, but it's mass would stay the same.
Is the answer D?
its C i did it and got that one correct
C cause mass always stays the same no matter what and everything is lighter in space
Do not agree. If humans weigh less on the moon, wouldn't that also apply to bowling balls?
I know the answer is C. No matter where you go the moon, Mars, Mercury your weight may change but your mass is always, always, always the same.
Its C. The bowling ball would weigh less on the moon, but its mass would stay the same.
So whats the answer
Humans don't weigh less, it's their mass
No, the answer is actually C. The bowling ball would weigh less on the moon, but its mass would stay the same.
To understand why, let's first clarify the difference between weight and mass. Mass is a measure of the amount of matter in an object, whereas weight is a measure of the force of gravity acting on that object.
On Earth, the gravity pulls objects towards the center of the planet, which creates a force that we perceive as weight. The acceleration due to Earth's gravity is about 9.8 meters per second squared (m/s^2). The weight of an object on Earth can be calculated using the equation weight = mass x acceleration due to gravity.
However, the moon has considerably less mass than Earth, resulting in a weaker gravitational pull. The acceleration due to gravity on the moon is only about 1/6th of that on Earth, or approximately 1.6 m/s^2.
Since weight is directly proportional to the acceleration due to gravity, when the bowling ball is moved from Earth to the moon, its weight would be reduced to about 1/6th of what it was on Earth. Its mass, however, remains the same because the amount of matter in the bowling ball does not change.
Therefore, the correct answer is C. The bowling ball would weigh less on the moon, but its mass would stay the same.