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If an astronaut moves from Earth to the Moon, his:
AMass changes, weight stays same
BMass stays same, weight changes
CBoth change
DBoth stay same
✓ Correct Answer: B — Mass stays same, weight changes
Mass is constant; weight changes because the Moon's gravity is about 1/6th of Earth's.
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