Question

On the surface of Earth, a spacecraft has a mass
of 2.00 × 104 kilograms. What is the mass of the
spacecraft at a distance of one Earth radius
above Earth’s surface?
(1) 5.00 × 10^3 kg (3) 4.90 × 10^4 kg
(2) 2.00 × 10^4 kg (4) 1.96 × 10^5 kg

Answer 1

Mass is a property of the object, and doesn't change.

If the spacecraft has  2 x 10⁴ kg of mass, then its mass is 2 x 10⁴ kg.

Anywhere.

Answer 2

The correct answer to the question is $2)\ 2.00\times 10^4\ Kg$

EXPLANATION:

Hence, mass of the spacecraft at this height is $2.00\times 10^4\ Kg$