Mass is an intrinsic property of an object that measures the amount of matter it contains. It is a scalar quantity and remains constant regardless of location or the strength of gravity. Weight, on the other hand, is the force exerted on an object due to gravity (Weight = mass × acceleration due to gravity, W = mg). Weight is a vector quantity and changes with the gravitational field strength. The question states the mass of the body on Earth is 100 kg. Since mass is constant, the mass of the body on the Moon will be the same as its mass on Earth.
The mass of a body on Earth is 100 kg (acceleration due to gravity, ge - 10 m/s2). If acceleration due to gravity on the Moon ge/6, then the mass of the body on the moon is
Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2001 · Topic: Mechanics (Gravitation and Central Force Motion (Kepler's Laws))
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