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The force between the earth and an object on its surface is about 6 times as great as the force between the moon and the same object on its surface.
For every 100 pounds of weight that the object has on earth, the same object weighs about 16 pounds on the moon.
Objects also fall about 1/6th as fast on the moon as they fall on earth. That's another subject for discussion.
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What is the centripetal force holding the moon into Earth?
The force that holds the moon in place is gravity. Without gravity, there wouldn't be a moon.
How the gravitational force of earth is different from gravitational force of moon?
less gravity if you weight 180 pound on the moon you weight only 30 pound
What is the force on the Moon's surface compared to the force of gravity on earths surface?
The moon's gravity is about 1/6th of the earth's.
Why that the moon has no gravitational force?
The moon does have gravity. It has 1/6 the gravity of earth.
Why would your weight be different on the moon but your mass be the same?
Weight takes into account gravity as far as I am aware. Gravity is a force that pushes down on us on earth, however on the moon, this is a different case.
What is it when there is no net force of gravity?
When there is no net force of gravity, all the opposing forces of gravity cancel out. For example, most of the way to the moon, the gravity pulling from the moon would cancel out the gravity from the Earth. At that point, there would be no net force of gravity. KEEP IN MIND, that this is something very different from the weightless feeling you get when falling. When falling, gravity still affects you (hence you accelerate downwards). If there is no net force of gravity, gravity will not affect you at all.
What is the most gravity force that creates tides?
The moon is the major source of tides on the Earth, followed by the Sun.
Why is the weight of an object different on earth than on the moon?
Gravity on the moon is one-sixth of that on Earth, so you will exert less force on the moon.
Why is weight of objects different on the moon than on the earth?
Gravity on the moon is one-sixth of that on Earth, so you will exert less force on the moon.
Do people weigh less on the moon than on earth?
Yes, there is much less gravity on the moon.Yes. A person's mass does not change but, because weight factors in the force of gravity acting on the person's mass, their weight is different on the moon. The moon creates a smaller force of gravity, therefore, a person's weight is lower on the moon.
Which force gives you weight?
The force of gravity. The gravity on the moon is less than on earth, and if you weighed yourself on the moon, you would weigh less.
What is the force of gravity on the moon?
Earth's gravity pulls on the moon with a force of about 2x10^20 (200 quintillion) newtons or about 45 quintillion lbs.
