Question R4 Q21 - NSB 2011

A balance and a spring scale are taken to the top of Mount Everest. When measured there, the spring scale reads 10 newtons, while the balance reads 1 kilogram. The measurements are then taken again at sea level. How would these measurements differ at sea level?

W) They would not differ at sea level

X) The spring scale would record a weight of less than 10 newtons, while the balance would record a mass of 1 kilogram

Y) The spring scale would record a weight of greater than 10 newtons, while the balance would record a mass of greater than 1 kilogram

Z) The spring scale would record a weight of greater than 10 newtons, while the balance would record a mass of 1 kilogram

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