Question

a person who has a mass of 60 kg on earth will have a mass of __________ on the moon. 60 kg more than 60 kg less than 60 kg less or more mass on the moon it just depends on whether she has fallen into a crater or is standing on top of a hill.

Explanation:

Mass is an intrinsic property of an object and does not change with location. Weight (which is related to the force of gravity acting on the mass, \(F = mg\) where \(g\) is the acceleration due to gravity) changes with the gravitational field strength. The moon has a different gravitational field strength (\(g_{moon}\approx\frac{1}{6}g_{earth}\)), but the mass of the person remains the same.

Answer:

A. 60 kg