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Is the moon too small to have a gravitational pull on another object?
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∙ 8y ago
No, the moon's gravitational pull on the earth is the dominate cause of tides in the oceans. When the Apollo moon missions were going on, the moon's gravity both kept the command module in orbit and the lander and astronauts on its surface.
Nothing is too small to have a gravitational pull on another object.
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Why does Earth exert a sgronger gravitational force than the moon?
The bigger an object's mass is, the bigger its gravitational pull is. Earth's gravitational pull is larger because it has a bigger mass.
How does the gravitational pool of the moon compare to that of earth?
An object on the surface of the moon weighs about 1/6 as muchas it weighs on the surface of the Earth.
Why are object heavier on earth than on the moon?
The earth's gravity is about six times that of the gravity of the moon and weight is proportional to gravitational attraction.
When is the gravitational pull of earth canceled by the moon's gravity?
The Moon does not just go around the Earth. In reality, the two objects orbit about a common gravitational midpoint, called a barycenter. The mass of each object and the distance between them dictates that this barycenter is inside Earth, about three-fourths of the way out from the center.
Why doesnt the moon have as much gravity on it as the earth?
Gravity is determined by the mass of an object. An object with twice the mass will have twice the gravitational pull. Since the moon is much smaller (has a lot less mass) than earth, the gravity on the moon is less than on earth.
How do you solve the magnitude of the gravity on the moon?
-- Acceleration of gravity on the moon =(universal gravitational constant) x (moon's mass)/(moon's radius)2-- Gravitational force on any object sitting on the moon's surface =(Acceleration of gravity on the moon) x (mass of the object)-- Universal gravitational constant = 6.67 x 10-11 newton-meter2/kilogram2
Is there any gravitational pull on mercury?
Yes. Every object---everyone---has gravitational forces. The gravitational force is proportional to the Mass of an object. So the Moon is exerting forces on the Earth and vice versa, but the larger object influences the smaller one more. If the Moon did not have gravitational force, then the Earth's oceans would not have tides. Mecury is so close to the massive Sun, that its small force is no match to the Sun's force.
Why the gravitational force of earths moon is very low?
The moon is small.
Is gravitational force is stronger or weaker?
Gravitational force of the moon is 1/6th the gravitational force of the Earth. The larger the object, the greater gravitational force it will have.
How does the weight of the mass of an object change if it is on the moon?
mass is constant 2kg on earth is 2kg on the moon. Weight depends on gravity. W = mg where g is grav. acceleration. Since gravity is less on the moon, then weight is less on the moon for the same object
Why is measurement different on the earth than it is on the moon?
Lengths, distances, areas, volumes, quantities, times, velocities, speeds, masses, and accelerationsall measure exactly the same on the moon as they do on earth.Weights of objects are different on the moon, because the weight of an object is another word for the gravitational pull on a object. The Gravitational pull of an object is dependent on two things, the mass of the object (which remains the same) and the distance from the center to the Earth (Which changes drastically).
Does the moon have gravitational potential energy?
The gravitational potential energy doesn't actually reside in a single object, but in the relationship between two objects. Thus, there is a gravitational potential energy between Earth and Moon, or between a rock that you lift up on the Moon, and the Moon.The gravitational potential energy doesn't actually reside in a single object, but in the relationship between two objects. Thus, there is a gravitational potential energy between Earth and Moon, or between a rock that you lift up on the Moon, and the Moon.The gravitational potential energy doesn't actually reside in a single object, but in the relationship between two objects. Thus, there is a gravitational potential energy between Earth and Moon, or between a rock that you lift up on the Moon, and the Moon.The gravitational potential energy doesn't actually reside in a single object, but in the relationship between two objects. Thus, there is a gravitational potential energy between Earth and Moon, or between a rock that you lift up on the Moon, and the Moon.
What is the gravitational weight difference between the moon and earth?
The weight of an object on the moon's surface is 16.3% of the same object's weight on the earth's surface.
What planet sun or moon has the strongest gravitational pull?
Neither the sun nor the moon are planets. The sun has the strongest gravitational pull of any object in the solar system.
Is it possible for a object weight to change while its mass remain contant?
Yes, since weight = mass x gravity. If the gravitational field changes, the weight will change. This can happen to a small extent if you lift the object to a higher position, or take it to another place on planet Earth; and to a larger extent if instead of placing the object on Earth, you place it on the surface of another astronomical object, for instance, the Moon.
Why did NASA crash an object into the moon?
Because the object fell out of orbit so the gravitational pull became to heavy :)
What effect does gravity have on the mass of an object?
Gravity has no effect on the mass of an object. However, an object's weight is the measurement of gravitational force on the object. The gravitational force on the moon for example is ~ 1/6 of that on Earth. A 300 kg object would weigh 3000N (Newtons) on the Earth but only weigh 500 N on the Moon but its mass would still be 300 kg on the Moon and on the Earth.
