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What is the difference between a person's weight on the earth and on the moon?
The difference between a person's weight on the earth and on the moon has to due with the difference between mass and weight. Mass is a measure of the amount of matter and weight is the pull of gravity on that mass. Gravity on the moon is about 83% that on earth, so if you weigh 100 lbs on earth, you will weigh approximately 17 lbs on the moon.
What is the major difference between highlands on the moon and the mountains on earth?
Gravity on the moon is one sixth of gravity on the earth, so mountains on the moon can be much taller. Mountains on earth are eroded by wind and water, but on the moon mountains are not eroded.
Why do the moons stay in orbit around Jupiter?
Any moon is held in orbit by gravity, just as the planets are held in orbit around the sun by gravity.
Why is weight different on different planets and the moon?
Some planets have less gravity or more gravity.More gravity giving you more weight and less giving you less weight.
How is the moon different from a planet?
the moons orbit the planet but the planets orbit the sunMoons revolve round planets. Planets revolve round suns.___________AlternateThe truth is that planets orbit round their moons, or more precisely a planet and its moon(s) orbit around their barycenter, the center of gravity of the planet-moon system. This is true for the earth, but this orbital motion of earth is less noticeable than the orbital motion of the smaller moon. I think the real difference between planets and their moons is relative size.
How do moons orbit the planets?
the planets do not orbit the moon but the moon orbits the planets because of gravity and inertia
What force keeps the planets and the Moon's to orbit?
Gravity
What is the difference between a person's weight on the earth and on the moon?
The difference between a person's weight on the earth and on the moon has to due with the difference between mass and weight. Mass is a measure of the amount of matter and weight is the pull of gravity on that mass. Gravity on the moon is about 83% that on earth, so if you weigh 100 lbs on earth, you will weigh approximately 17 lbs on the moon.
What is the difference between the moon and a moon?
the moon is the sattellite which orbits our planet which scientists call the moon.7 A moon is the same thing but orbiting other planets
Difference between Earth's and Moon's graviational force?
Earth's gravity is six times greater than the moon's.
What is four difference between earth and moon?
The Earth is bigger in size. The Earth is a planet. The Moon has no plants. The Moon has less gravity.
What prevent's a planets moon from flying off into space?
Gravity.
What is the difference between walking on the Earth and on the Moon?
Gravity on the moon is only 1/6th of the gravity on Earth. You would bounce, take really big steps, etc.
What is the difference between walking on Earth and on the moon?
Gravity on the moon is only 1/6th of the gravity on Earth. You would bounce, take really big steps, etc.
What keeps the planets on their path?
The gravity of there star keeps them on path and a planets moon is sun around by its planets gravitational force
Does a planet have more gravitational pull than the moon?
No the planets have more gravity than moon
What is the Difference between earth and a natural satellite?
A natural satellite is our/other planets moon/s this is not finish
