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Why is the mass of an object the same on the moon as it is on earth but the objects weight is diffrent?
Because the force of gravity exerting on objects on the moon is much lower than that of the earth.
Why is the mass of an object the same on the moon as it is on earth but the objects weight is different?
That is because Earth has more gravity. Weight = mass x gravity.
Do all objects weigh the same amount when placed in a vaccum regardless of their mass?
No. In a vacuum, the weight of an object will be the product their mass, times the gravity. In other words, objects with different masses will have different weights.
Why do you weigh less when the Moon is overhead?
You weigh less when the moon is overhead because the gravitational pull from the moon resists Earth's gravitational pull slightly. But remember, your mass has not changed. Mass is the amount of matter within an object, weight is the force action upon that mass. The two are not the same. +++ The weight change would be extremely small though.
If the earth weighs six trillion tons and you built a stone and mortar wall around the equator weighing one trillion tons what would the weight of the earth with the wall?
it would weigh the same because the mortor comes from earth
