Answer to Question #107822 in Astronomy | Astrophysics for Mohammad Akbari niko

Question

Would the relationship between weight and mass on Our Planet relationship change on Mercury? Explain your answer. *

Answer 1

Mass is a measure of the amount of matter in an object while The weight of an object is defined as the force of gravity on the object and may be calculated as the mass times the acceleration of gravity

Weight =mass$\times$acceleration due to gravity

so on earth value of g(acceleration due to gravity) is 9.8m/s² while on mercury value of g is 3.61 m/s²