Question

If earth loses its gravity, then for a body ___________

(a) A weight becomes zero, but not the mass

(b) Mass becomes zero but not weight

(c) Neither mass nor weight becomes zero

(d) Both mass and weight are zero

I have been asked this question by my school principal while I was bunking the class.

Question is from Mass and Density of the Earth topic in portion Mechanical Properties of Solids of Engineering Physics I

Answer 1

Right answer is (a) A weight becomes zero, but not the mass

The explanation is: Weight = mg. As g becomes zero. Mass is the quantity of matter which is dependent on g.