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the earth has more gravity than mars. if an astronaut goes from the surface of earth to the surface of mars, which of the following will be true? the astronauts weight and mass will change. the astronauts weight will change. the astronauts mass will change. neither the astronauts weight nor mass will change.
Mass is the amount of matter in an object and is constant regardless of location. Weight is the force exerted on an object due to gravity. Since Earth has more gravity than Mars, an astronaut's weight will change when moving from Earth to Mars, but mass will remain the same.
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The astronaut's weight will change.