Question

Select the correct choice from the codes given below the four statements.
A. An orange and a cricket ball of the same size must be of the same mass.
B. A kilogram of iron and a kilogram of cotton have the same mass.
C. A small piece of wood will float on water but a heavy log will sink.
D. A kilogram of sweets taken up in an aeroplane far away from the surface of the earth will become less than a kilogram.

(a) false, true, false, false
(b) false, false, false, false
(c) true, false true, true
(d) true, false, false, true

Answer 1

(a) False, true, false, false

A. False

An orange and a cricket ball that have the same size do not have the same mass as they have different densities.

B. True

C. False
A small piece of wood and a heavy log have approximately the same densities, and so, both will float.

D. False

The mass of an object does not change from place to place.