46th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2004

When a stone is brought from the surface of the moon to the earth, then :

aIts mass will change
bIts weight will change, but mass will not change✓ Correct
cBoth weight and mass will change
dNeither mass nor weight will change

Explanation

When a stone is brought to Earth from the Moon, its mass remains constant, but its weight increases because gravitational acceleration on Earth is greater than on the Moon.

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