Physics

Physics

Problem

Answer the following questions about mass and weight in space travel: a. (i) Define mass and weight. b. (ii) Explain why astronauts orbiting Earth in a spacecraft feel almost weightless even though Earth’s gravitational pull acts on them. c. (iii) An astronaut has a mass of 80 kg. Describe, without calculation, whether his mass and his weight change when he moves from Earth to the Moon. Give a reason for each case.

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