Is this a true statement: If an object is weightless, then no gravity is acting upon it?

Isaias Black

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2023-01-01

Is this a true statement: If an object is weightless, then no gravity is acting upon it?

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The relationship between mass and the planet's gravitational field is known as weight. Weight is determined by multiplying an object's mass by the force of gravity at rest. For example, the Earth's gravitational field has a force of roughly 9.8ms2. Then, someone who weighs 100 pounds on earth has a mass of about 10 kg. This means that gravity is necessary in order to have weight, and vice versa. Gravity causes weight. Therefore, an object that has no weight has no gravity acting upon it and the statement is true.

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