Suppose that the force of earth's gravity suddenly disappears,choose the correct answer out of the following statements.
- AThe weight of the body will become zero but mass remains the same.
- BThe mass of the body will become zero but the weight remains the same.
- CBoth the mass and weight will be the same.
- DMass and weight will remain the same.
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