The gravitational field strength in space is lower than it is at the Earth’s surface. As a satellite travels farther from the Earth’s surface and out into space, what happens to its mass and to its weight?
- 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.