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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What would happen to an object if the force of gravity on Earth was decreased by half? A.) its mass would decrease B.) its weight would decrease C.) its density would decrease D.) its volume would decrease

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@thomaster

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@Isaiah.Feynman

OpenStudy (isaiah.feynman):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I think it is one of the first two

OpenStudy (isaiah.feynman):

Mass is an intrinsic property of matter. Where ever you are in the cosmos your mass will be the same as it is on Earth. But your weight (which is a force) depends on the gravitational acceleration of the environment you are in. So that equation becomes

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