# A student weighs a fruit on Earth using a newton-meter and records a weight of 2 N. The student then imagines taking the same fruit to the surface of Venus, where the gravitational field strength is greater than on Earth. State what would happen to the mass and to the weight of the fruit on Venus, and explain why each quantity changes or stays the same.

> Cambridge International IGCSE Physics (0625) — 1.3 Mass and weight · Explain · 4 marks

## Mark scheme (4 marks)

1. Mass stays the same / is unchanged on Venus
2. Because mass is the amount of matter in the object / mass does not depend on gravitational field strength
3. Weight increases on Venus
4. Because weight equals mass multiplied by gravitational field strength, and gravitational field strength is greater on Venus

## Key terms

- [mass](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/glossary/mass)
- [weight](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/glossary/weight)
- [gravitational field strength](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/glossary/gravitational-field-strength)

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