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An astronaut carries a bag of tools with a mass of 15 kg from Earth to the Moon. Explain why the weight of the bag changes, but its mass remains the same. Use approximate values for gravitational field strength on Earth and the Moon in your explanation. (Take g on Earth = 9.8 N/kg and g on Moon = 1.6 N/kg) [4 marks].
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