Would You Be Richer If You Had a Hunk of Gold

question 34

Multiple Choice

Would you be richer if you had a hunk of gold whose weight is 1 newton on the moon, or one whose weight is 1 newton on Earth, and why?

• A) 1 newton on the moon, because then the gold's weight on the moon would be larger.
• B) 1 newton on Earth, because then the gold's mass would be larger.
• C) 1 newton on Earth, because then the gold's weight on Earth would be larger.
• D) 1 newton on the moon, because then the gold's mass would be larger.
• E) It wouldn't make any difference, because the amount of actual gold would be the same in both cases.

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Definitions:

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