Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Mass and weight have essentially the same meaning. To increase the weight of an object requires an increase in the mass of the object.

  1. True

  2. False
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B Correct answer
Explanation

This is FALSE. Mass is the amount of matter in an object and is constant. Weight is the force of gravity acting on mass and varies with gravitational field strength. An object's mass stays the same on Earth and Moon, but its weight changes.

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