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What will gravity do to a falling object on earth and the moon?
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∙ 11y ago
Wow. That is one of the great unanswered questions of Physics. Nobody knows how gravity works. People have, over the centuries, formulated natural laws that describe the behavior of objects under the influence of gravity; Galileo Galilei, Issac Newton, and Albert Einstein for example.
Look it up on wikipedia. Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/, and search for Gravity.
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∙ 15y ago
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoThe answer lies right there in your question . . . The force of gravity in either
place is what causes the object to fall.
The acceleration of the fall near the surface of the moon is about 16.55% of
its acceleration near the surface of the Earth.
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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.
What is the rate of acceleration of an object on the moon?
-- The rate of acceleration of an object on the moon is(the net force on the object)/(the object's mass) .-- If the object is falling, with nothing but the force of gravity acting on it, thenits acceleration is 1.623 m/s2 (compared to 9.807 on Earth).
What is the gravity on the moon compared to earth's gravity?
An object on the moon's surface weighs 0.165 as much as it does on the Earth's surface.
Why is the weight of an object on the moon different from from the earth?
Because there is less gravity on the moon
Why is the weight of an object different on earth and the moon?
Because of the gravity.
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.
What is gravity meausered in?
Gravity is described in terms of the acceleration of an object falling in it. The acceleration of gravity on Earth is 9.807 meters per second2. On the Moon, it's 1.623 meters per second2. Multiply an object's mass by the local acceleration of gravity, and you have the object's weight.
What is the rate of acceleration of an object on the moon?
-- The rate of acceleration of an object on the moon is(the net force on the object)/(the object's mass) .-- If the object is falling, with nothing but the force of gravity acting on it, thenits acceleration is 1.623 m/s2 (compared to 9.807 on Earth).
What is the gravity on the moon compared to earth's gravity?
An object on the moon's surface weighs 0.165 as much as it does on the Earth's surface.
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.
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.
Why does the weight of an object change when you go the moon?
It is because the gravity on the moon is one sixth of the gravity on the Earth
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.
Why is the weight of an object on the moon different from that on earth?
Because there is less gravity on the moon
Why is the weight of an object on the moon different from from the earth?
Because there is less gravity on the moon
Why is the gravity different to on the moon than on earth?
The strength of gravity of an object is proportional to its mass. The moon has much less mass than earth does.
What is a free-falling body object?
an object moving due to gravity , unimpaired by other forces , moon is in freefall
