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The weight of any object on the Moon is about 1/6 of the weight of the same object on the Earth.
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.
The kilogram is a measure of mass, not a measure of force. His mass will remain the same (i.e. 60kg) regardless of the gravitational field he is in. But as the moon has a weaker gravitational field than the Earth the bathroom scales that stopped at 60 on the Earth will stop at 10 on the Moon.
this is because the gravitational pull on the moon is less than the earth. on earth it is 9.81 newton while on moon it is 1.67 newton.
One Newton on Earth is about 0.1653 newtons on the moon.
An object will weigh approximately 6 times HEAVIER on earth than it would on the moon.
It would be g/6 newtons.
On the Moon, it would weigh 20.4 pounds.
The weight of any object on the Moon is about 1/6 of the weight of the same object on the Earth.
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.
A newton (N) is actually a unit of force. Since a force is equal to a mass times an acceleration according to Newton's second law, the weight of this object on Earth is equal to 40 N / 9.8 m/s^2 (acceleration of gravity on Earth). This object weighs around 4.1 kg. On the moon, the force of gravity will be less because the moon is less massive. The acceleration of gravity on the moon is 1.62 m / s^2. The force of gravity acting on this object on the moon would be 1.62 m / s^2 * 4.1 kg. This is around 6.6 N and substantially less.
If an object has a mass of 36g on earth it will also have a mass of 26g on the moon. This is because while weight varies depending on gravity, mass is a universal constant that reflects the number of molecules in an object.It's mass would be the same (amount of matter) But it's weight would be less on the moon, yes.