If you could be transported to another planet whose Mass was the same as the Earth, but whose radius was 2 times larger than the Earth, when you stood on its surface; at a distance equal to the radius of the planet, would (a) would your mass change?  (b) would your weight change?  And if so, by how much would it change?   Group of answer choices   A) Both Mass and Weight would increase by a factor of 2 B) Mass would remain the same, Weight would decrease by a factor of 4 C) Mass would decrease by a factor of 4, Weight would remain the same D) Mass would remain the same, Weight would increase by a factor of 4

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If you could be transported to another planet whose Mass was the same as the Earth, but whose radius was 2 times larger than the Earth, when you stood on its surface; at a distance equal to the radius of the planet, would (a) would your mass change?  (b) would your weight change?  And if so, by how much would it change?
 
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A) Both Mass and Weight would increase by a factor of 2
B) Mass would remain the same, Weight would decrease by a factor of 4
C) Mass would decrease by a factor of 4, Weight would remain the same
D) Mass would remain the same, Weight would increase by a factor of 4
E) Mass would decrease by a factor of 2, Weight would remain the same
F)Both Mass and Weight would decrease by a factor of 2
G) Both Mass and Weight would decrease by a factor of 4
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