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How does the gravity of the moon compare to the gravity of earth?
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∙ 12y ago
An object on the moon's surface weighs 0.165 as much as it does on the Earth's surface.
Pansy Altenwerth
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∙ 11y agoThe moon's gravity is about 1 sixth of Earth's (0.165G)
0.1654g where Earth has 1g. So that's 16.5% of Earth's gravity, or around one sixth.
If the weight of a person on earth is 60N then his weight on moon will be 10N.
the moon has 1 6th of Earths gravity
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The answers above are not only all nearly the same, they're
all nearly correct, FOR OBJECTS ON THE SURFACE.
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∙ 13y agoThe Earth and the Moon have the same gravitational attraction for each other - it is symmetrical per Newton's Third Law - so the force of gravity of the Moon on the Earth is the same as the force of gravity of the Earth on the Moon.
In terms of their gravities towards a third object, however, the Moon has a mass of 7.3477 x 1022 kg, while the Earth has a mass of 5.9736 x 1024 kg, so, given the same distance, the Moon's gravity towards a third object would only be about 0.0123 that of Earth. I say, "given the same distance", because the force of gravity is proportional to the mass of the two objects and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
Now, some may say that 0.0123 is inconsistent with the known gravity difference of about 0.167, but you also have to consider that the radius of the Moon is much smaller than that of Earth, by about 3.67, so that will increase the apparent surface gravity by about 3.672, or by about 13.5, and 13.5 times 0.0123 is about 0.166, right in the ballpark for the calculation.
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∙ 10y agoThe two forces are identical because gravity works the same both ways.
But the Earth is more massive so in the Earth-Moon system it tends to stay where it is and the Moon goes round as a natural satellite.
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoAn object that weighs 100 pounds on Earth would weigh about
16.56 pounds on the surface of the moon.
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoThe gravity of the Moon is about 1/6 that of Earth.
(The mass of the Moon is 1/81 that of Earth, but it has a smaller diameter).
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoThe Moon has 1/6th the pull of Earth's gravity.
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoThe Moon has less gravity than Earth; in fact the moon has about 1/6 of the gravity of Earth. The reason is because Earth has a larger mass, therefore it has stronger gravity then the moon.
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∙ 12y agoThe earth's gravity is approximately 9.8m/s^2
The gravity on the moon is I believe 1.6m/s^2
So when you are on the moon, you are about 6 times lighter.
Hope this helps!
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Why does the moon have no gravity?
It does. Who told you it doesn't? All objects that have mass have gravity. The more mass they have, the more gravity they have. For small objects, the gravity is so weak as to be almost indetectable, even with extremely sensitive instruments. However, the moon's gravity is certainly strong enough to be not merely detectable but to actually physically feel. The moon's mass is about 1/80th that of Earth, but its radius is also quite a bit less; the combination of the two yields a lunar surface gravity of about 1/6 that of Earth.
Why does the weight of an object change when you go to the moon?
Your weight on the moon is one-sixth (1/6) what it is on earth.
How do you compare an elephant's weight on the moon with its weight on earth?
The weight would be in the ratio of the accelerations due to gravity on the surfaces of the two bodies - approximately 1/6.
What is the difference in an objects weight on earth than on the moon?
On Earth there is gravity pulling objects down and adding weight. On the moon there is no gravity so objects are weightless.
Why does an elephant weigh more on the earth than on the moon?
Earth has more gravity. The elephant's mass will hardly change if you take it to the Moon, and:weight = mass x gravity
How much time less then gravity of the moon as compare to the earth?
moon's gravity is (1/6)th of the earth's gravity
How do gravity the atmosphere of the moon compare to the moon?
The Moon has almost no atmosphere, so that is unable to influence lunar gravity - which is about one sixth of Earth's gravity.
Is there gravitiy in the moon?
Yes, there Is gravity on the moon. It is not as strong as the Earth's gravity (it is about 1/6 of the Earth's gravity), but, Yes, the moon does have gravity.
How does the moon gravity compare with earth?
An object on the moon's surface weighs 16.55% as much as the same object weighs when it's on the Earth's surface. That's about 1/6 as much.
What is The moon has more gravity than the earth.?
"The moon has more gravity than the earth." is a question (about the moon and gravity).
Why is gravity on earth and not the moon?
There is gravity on the moon. The moon's gravity is much weaker than Earth's because the moon has less mass.
Is the acceleration on the moon less or more powerful than on earth?
Gravity on the moon is lower than earth since it had lesser mass. The falling object would accelerate at slower speed on the moon compare to earth.
How strong is the Moon's gravity compard to that of earth?
Gravity on the Moon is 0.165 that of Earth.
Why is it that the earth is not affected by the Moon's gravity?
Earth is affected by the moon's gravity. The moon's gravity exerts just as much force on Earth as Earth's gravity does on the moon, but since Earth is far more massive, it undergoes far less acceleration.
Does the earth's gravity make the moons gravity?
No it doesn't, earth's gravity is only making the moon orbiting the earth not give the moon gravity.
What Gravity on the moon is that of earth gravity.?
The gravity on the moon is 1/6 of what it is on Earth. To put a finer point on it, that's 16.549% of Earth gravity.
How do the earth and the moon compare?
they both have gravity and the moon did once have water but not anymore and life may have been to inhabit it millions of years ago
