Can an object have mass without having weight? Can it have weight without having mass?
A)yes and yes
B)yes and no
C)no and yes
D)no and no

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An object can have mass without having weight in free space, for example, a spacecraft has mass but no weight in space. Weight requires the presence of a gravitational field, so an object can have weight without having mass if it is experiencing the gravitational force of another object, for example, a helium balloon weighs less in air than it does in a vacuum because it experiences a buoyant force.

Can an Object Have Mass Without Having Weight? Can It