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When brought to the surface of a moon will a mass have more or less weight when it did on the surface of th earth?
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∙ 11y ago
The mass will definitely weigh less as the moon is less massive than the Earth and hence the Gravity of the Moon will be lesser than Earth. The object's weight will be 1/6 times that on Earth.
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Why is the weight on earth different than the weight on the moon?
-- Your weight depends on the mass of the other mass to which you are gravitationallyattracted, and also on your distance from its center.-- The mass of the moon is much less than the mass of the Earth.-- The moon's surface is much closer to its center than the Earth's surface is to its center.
What is the size and weight of the moon?
The size is described on Wikipedia. The Moon's diameter is 3,474 kilometres (2,159 mi),[5] a little more than a quarter of Earth's. Thus, the Moon's surface area is less than a tenth of the Earth (about a quarter of Earth's land area), and its volume is about 2 percent that of Earth. The pull of gravity at its surface is about 17 percent of that at the Earth's surface. The weight however is more difficoult as we dont really know what it is made of. It might be possible to calculate from its gravitational pull, but weight is not really a constant. One kilo of sugar weigh less or more on different planets due to different gravitational pull.
If you weighed 36 pounds on the moon how much would you weigh on the earth?
Your weight on the Moon would only be 33 pounds. Why is your weight on the Moon so much less than your weight on the Earth? It's because of the lower gravity on the Moon. Objects on the surface of the Moon experience only 16.5% of the gravity they would experience on Earth.
Do you weigh more or less during a full moon?
Lighter because the moon has almost the same density but much smaller size and as result interaction between any mass on the moon surface is weaker than on earth surface. Lighter because the moon has 1/6 less gravity than on earth.
Why would you weigh less on Mars than on Earth?
On Mars, you weigh 37.7% as much as you would on Earth. If you weigh 100 pounds on Earth, you weigh only 37.7 pounds on Mars. If you weigh 150 pounds on Earth, you weigh only 56.6 pounds. The equation is .37 x Earth weight = Martian weight.
Why is the weight on earth different than the weight on the moon?
-- Your weight depends on the mass of the other mass to which you are gravitationallyattracted, and also on your distance from its center.-- The mass of the moon is much less than the mass of the Earth.-- The moon's surface is much closer to its center than the Earth's surface is to its center.
Why does our weight change as we move from earth's surface to the moon's?
Because weight is determined by gravitational pull on your mass. The Moon has less gravitational pull than earth so you will weigh less, even though your mass remains the same.
How is the Moon's gravity composed to earth?
The acceleration of gravity on or near the surface of the moon, and therefore the weight of objects located there, is about 83.5 percent less than on Earth. An object on the surface of the moon weighs about 1/6 of what it weighs on Earth.
How does the the type of surface affect the weight of the shoe a distance of 1 meter long?
That is a big shoe! Less surface area, less mass. if there is deep traction in a shoe there is more surface area and more material. if there is a flat surface there is less surface area less material less mass less weight.
Why would the pressure decrease from the core to the crust of Earth?
There is less weight pressing down from above as the distance toward the surface decreases.
Why is the atmospheric pressure less at the poles?
The earth is slightly flattened at the poles. This has the effect of lowering the surface and raising the weight of air above.
Find the weight of a 10 kg. Object on the earth?
It will be approx 98.1 Newtons. The weight will vary noticablyover the surface of the earth: more at the poles, less near the equator,with altitude: less at higher altitudes,with surrounding geography and weather: eg more after heavy rain.
If you were on the moon your weight would be roughly what fraction of your weight on earth?
The moons gravity is a lot lower than the Earths, so the men exploring the lunar surface will weigh a lot less, roughly 1/6th of what they do on earth.
What Is Venuse's gravity?
The acceleration of gravity on or near the surface of Venus, and therefore the weight of objects located there, is about 9.7 percent less than on Earth.
Would an astronant weigh less on on the moon then on the earth?
Yes. This is why they wear extra weight on their boots to keep them from floating above the surface of the moon. The moon has less gravitational pull due to its smaller size compared to the Earth.
Why does lava erupt?
Magma erupts onto the surface of the earth becoming lava because it is less dense than the surrounding rock. Buoyancee brought on by temperature is the cause.
Why do you weight less in orbiting the earth then you do standing on earth?
Gravity
