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a gold brick is transported from earth to the moon. which of the following statements is true?
the mass of the brick will remain the same but the weight of the brick will change.
both the mass & the weight of the brick will remain the same.
the mass of the brick will change but the weight of the brick will remain the same.
both the mass & the weight of the brick will change.
Mass is an intrinsic property of an object and does not change with location. Weight is the force exerted on an object due to gravity, and since the Moon's gravity is weaker than Earth's, the weight of the brick will change.
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The mass of the brick will remain the same but the weight of the brick will change.