Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Mass and weight

Mass and weight — practice question

The graph illustrates how the strength of the Earth’s gravitational field changes as the distance above the Earth’s surface increases. Which row shows the effect this has on the mass and on the weight of an object as it moves farther from the Earth’s surface?

  • Amass decreases, weight decreases
  • Bmass decreases, weight unchanged
  • Cmass unchanged, weight decreases
  • Dmass unchanged, weight unchanged

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