As an astronaut travels far away from earth, her weight.

a. Decrease because gravity decreases.

b. Decreases because the mass decreases.

c. Increases because gravity increases.

d. Remains the same because her mass remains the same.

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Patricia Herman

Physics

1 December, 06:06

As an astronaut travels far away from earth, her weight.

a. Decrease because gravity decreases.

b. Decreases because the mass decreases.

c. Increases because gravity increases.

d. Remains the same because her mass remains the same.

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Emma Weiss · Answer 1

Option a. decreases because gravity decreases.

Remebmer that the weight is the product of the mass time gravity.

Mass does not change. Gravity decreases as the distance to the center of the earth decreases.

As an astronaut travels far away from earth, her weight.a. Decrease because gravity decreases.b. Decreases because the mass decreases.c. Increases because gravity increases.d. Remains the same because her mass remains the same.

As an astronaut travels far away from earth, her weight.

a. Decrease because gravity decreases.

b. Decreases because the mass decreases.

c. Increases because gravity increases.

d. Remains the same because her mass remains the same.