Table of Contents
- 1 What would happen to your weight if the mass of the Earth or your mass doubled?
- 2 How does the mass of a planet affect your weight and mass?
- 3 What will happen to mass and weight when you go to the moon?
- 4 What would be the acceleration of gravity on Earth if the mass of Earth was doubled?
- 5 What is the relationship between the weight and mass of Earth?
- 6 How does the mass of an object affect its weight?
What would happen to your weight if the mass of the Earth or your mass doubled?
Doubling the mass of the Earth would double your weight, since gravitational force is directly proportional to mass, but doubling the radius (which doubles if the diameter doubles) would decrease your weight by a factor of 1/4, since gravitational force is inversely proportional to the square of the radius.
How does the mass of a planet affect your weight and mass?
The amount of gravity the have depends on their size. So, a small planet has less and larger planet has more gravity. Just like the planets, a person with more mass has more gravity and therefore weighs more.
How would doubling the mass of Earth affect the gravity we experience?
If one of the masses is doubled, the force of gravity between the objects is doubled. increases, the force of gravity decreases. The acceleration due to Earth’s gravity is called g and is equal to 9.8 m/s2 at Earth’s surface.
What will happen to mass and weight when you go to the moon?
It is also defined as the force of gravity acting on the object. Therefore, the mass of an object on the Moon remains the same as its mass on Earth. But its weight gets less because the gravity on the moon is less than on the Earth.
What would be the acceleration of gravity on Earth if the mass of Earth was doubled?
approximately 20 m/s2
The acceleration of an orbiting satellite is equal to the acceleration of gravity at that particular location. If the mass of the Earth were doubled (without an alteration in its radius), then the acceleration of gravity on its surface would be approximately 20 m/s2.
What happens to gravity when mass increases?
When Earth-mass increases, gravity may increase, and thus the objects weight increases. If gravity decreases, objects will lose weight. If the density hasn’t increased accordingly, the increase in mass may not alter gravity, or it may even reduce it.
What is the relationship between the weight and mass of Earth?
The weight and mass of Earth are directly proportional if nothing else changes. This means that if the mass of Earth tripled, your weight would triple. If the mass of Earth was reduced to half, your weight would reduce to half. Weight is also known as the force of gravity. The general equation for the force of gravity is:
How does the mass of an object affect its weight?
In Physics, we know this term (M / R^2) as g, the gravitational acceleration of that place. Thus, if the mass of the Earth gets increased and the object continues to be at the same distance from the Earth’s centre, the weight of the object will be increased to the same proportion as the mass of the Earth has increased.
What would happen if the Earth’s mass was reduced to half?
For your question, the only thing changing is the mass of the Earth. The weight and mass of Earth are directly proportional if nothing else changes. This means that if the mass of Earth tripled, your weight would triple. If the mass of Earth was reduced to half, your weight would reduce to half.