2. Which of these statements about mass and weight is true?
a. Mass is not constant, as it depends on the location of
the material.
b. Mass and weight are the same quantities.
c. Weight is a measure of how gravity acts on the mass
of the object.
d. Mass is zero if no gravity acts on the object.
Answer (1)
Answer:c. Weight is a measure of how gravity acts on the mass of the object. Mass is a measure of the amount of matter in an object and is constant regardless of location. Weight, on the other hand, is the force of gravity acting on that mass. Therefore, weight changes depending on the gravitational field (e.g., it's less on the moon than on Earth), while mass remains the same.
