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No, it is the same; it is also the same in free-fall.
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How would the mass of an object change if it were on the moon?
The mass of an object itself does not change on the moon. However, an object's weight is less than it would be on Earth because the moon's gravity is weaker than Earth's gravity.
How does newtons law of universal gravitational apply to earth and the moon?
If it were not for the Earth's pull of gravity the moon would fly away from the Earth. The moon's pull of gravity on the Earth causes the tides.
How mass and weight differs on the earth and the moon?
Mass is the same but weight is about six times less on the moon. This is because the gravitational field strength of the moon is about six times less than that of earth.
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
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.
How are the size and mass of the moon different from that of Earth?
The moon is smaller than the Earth so that would mean the size is smaller and the mass is also smaller because the mass depends on the size of the object so the moon would have less mass than Earth.
Explain why the force of gravity is weaker on the Moon than it is on the Earth?
The Moon's mass is smaller than the Earth's mass, and so it has a weaker gravitational pull.
Is the moon smaller than the earth bigger than the earth or same size as the earth?
The moon is smaller than the Earth. Its diameter is just over one quarter that of Earths, but its total mass is only around 1.23% of Earths mass.
Why is a persons weight different on earth than on the moon?
The gravity is less on the Moon, because the Moon is smaller than earth; it has less mass, and therefore "sucks" less than the earth. Weight is gravity times mass, you have the same mass on Earth and on the Moon (and in space), but weigh less on the moon.
Is the Moon smaller than Earth the same size as Earth or larger than Earth?
The Moon is considerably smaller than the Earth. Its volume is about 2% of the Earth's. Its mass is only about 1.2% of the Earth's. Its surface gravity is about 1/6 that of the Earth.
Is the Earth's moon smaller than Pluto?
it has a one fifth mass of earths moon and one third volume of earths moon
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.
If there is no gravity on the moon why can an astronaut jump up and down as seen in the space shots?
There is gravity on the moon. There is less gravity on the moon than there is on earth, because the moon is smaller than earth. Because the Earth has the mass it has, it has the gravity it has. Because the moon has a lot less mass than the Earth its gravity is about 1/6 the amount of the Earth's gravity.
Is titan larger or smaller than earth?
Titan is the largest moon of Saturn. Smaller than the earth it is, however, larger than the planet Mercury though has less mass
Is the moon the same size bigger or smaller than earth?
The Moon is smaller than the Earth
The moon is how much smaller than the Earth?
The Moon has approximately 1/4 Earth's diameter, 1/50 Earth's volume, and 1/80 Earth's mass.
Is the moon bigger or smaller than earth?
moon is smaller
