A woman whose mass is 60 kg on the earth's surface is in a spacecraft at a height of 2 earth radii above the earth's surface. Her mass there is
A) 6.7 kg.
B) 15 kg.
C) 20 kg.
D) 60 kg.

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Mass does not depend on gravitational pull, it remains constant wherever the object is. Therefore, her mass in the spacecraft at a height of 2 earth radii above the earth's surface is still 60 kg.

A Woman Whose Mass Is 60 Kg on the Earth's