WHEN A ROCK WAS BROUGHT FROM THE SURFACE OF THE MOON TO THE SURFACE OF EARTH WHAT WILL BE THE CHANGE IN ITS MASS AND WEIGHT.

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$A c c e l e r a t i o n d u e t o g r a v i t y i s l e s s o n t h e s u r f a c e o f t h e m o o n t h e t h e e a r t h . S i n c e m a s s o f a n y p h y s i c a l q u a n t i t y r e m a i n s s a m e b u t w e i g h t o f t h e q u a n t i t y t i s g i v e n b y : w = m g \sin c e a c c e l e r a t i o n d u e t o g r a v i t y i s m o r e o n t h e e a r t h t h e r e f o r e w e i g h t o f t h e s t o n e i s m o r e o n e a r t h t h e n m o o n .$

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