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to @rtpg's point though. The kilogram (until it ceases being tied to that object) would weigh a less on the moon. You could still call that a "kilogram" but the
by masukomi 12y ago
to @rtpg's point though. The kilogram (until it ceases being tied to that object) would weigh a less on the moon. You could still call that a "kilogram" but there'd be an easy argument that on the moon a kilogram would have to be much more to weigh the same.
- joshyeager 12y agoThe kilogram is a unit of mass, not weight. Mass is independent of gravity, so the standard is the same on earth, on the moon, and in null gravity. The weight of a kilogram would change depending on your gravity. That happens on earth too, just at a smaller scale.