When a body is taken from the earth to the moon:

its weight increases

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its weight decreases

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its weight remains unchanged

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it becomes completely weightless

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Solution

The correct option is B its weight decreases
Gravity on moon is $\frac{1}{6}$ of that on the earth. So, if a body is taken to moon, the moon attracts the body with a force less as compared to the attraction force by the earth. Hence the weight decreases.

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