The gravitational field strength in space is lower than at the Earth’s surface. A rocket is used to send a satellite from the Earth’s surface into space. How do the mass and the weight of the satellite change as the satellite moves farther from the Earth’s surface and into space?
- ABoth the mass and the weight are unaffected.
- BThe mass decreases and the weight decreases.
- CThe mass increases and the weight is unaffected.
- DThe mass is unaffected and the weight decreases.