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The earth's gravity is about six times that of the gravity of the moon and weight is proportional to gravitational attraction.
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Why accelaration due to gravity on moon is less than accelaration due to gravity on earth?
Because the earth is much more heavier than the 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.
Why do objects weigh less on mars than they do on earth?
because there is no gravity on mars and it doesnt pull down on the object to make it heavier
Does the moon have a stronger gravity then the earth?
As gravity is related to mass, the object with more mass has more gravity. Thus as the Earth is more massive than the moon, it will have more gravity. This is why the moon orbits the Earth, and why the Earth orbits the Sun.
Which is biggest between Sun Moon and Earth?
In order of size from largest to smallest Sun > Earth > Moon. If we quote the radius of these objects. Sun ; 695,700 km Earth ; 6,365 km Moon ; 1,736 km From these figures you can see that the Sun is over 100 times bigger than the Earth, and the Earth is nearly 4 times greater than the Moon. The reason why the Sun and Moon appear to the same size is because the Moon is much nearer to the Earth , than the Sun. It is a property of optics that the further away an object is, then the smaller it appears. From the Earth;- Sun's distance is ~92,000,000 miles Moon's distance is ~242,000 miles. From the above radii you can calculate the volume of each object. By using the Gravitational Constant the masses of these objects can be calculated.
How does the weight of an object on the earth's surface vary with its weight on the moon?
An object will weigh approximately 6 times HEAVIER on earth than it would on the moon.
Why An object will weigh approximately 6 times HEAVIER on earth than it would on the moon?
Earth is a about 6 times more massive than the moon (Has more density per volume, since it's technically weightless in space) Gravity is proportional to how large a planet or moon is, so the object will be heavier on earth (a larger planet) than on the moon (a small body)
Why a person has a heavier mass on earth than on the moon?
He hasn't. The mass is the same, but the graviational pull from the Earth is stronger than that from the moon.
Is it true that a object ways more on the moon than on the earth?
No. An object weighs less on the moon than on Earth. This is because the gravity on the moon is much less than that of Earth, so there is less of a force pulling down on an object.
Why accelaration due to gravity on moon is less than accelaration due to gravity on earth?
Because the earth is much more heavier than the moon.
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.
What is heavier when it is on the Moon compared with when it is on the Earth?
A trick question, because there is nothing that is ACTUALLY heavier on the Moon than on Earth, but because there is no atmosphere, nothing can "float" on the Moon. So a hot air balloon or any similar device that depends on buoyancy might be measured to have a lower weight on the Earth than on the Moon.
Why the half moon is heavier than full moon?
The moon is the moon. How much of the illuminated portion we can see from Earth is completely irrelevant to its mass.
What causes an object to weigh more on earth than the moon?
the amount of gravity on earth versus the moon
Are you on the moon heaver of lighter than on the moon?
An object is lighter on the moon because the moon is smaller and thus lighter than the Earth
Why could an astronaut carry more massive equipment on the moon than on Earth?
The gravity on The Moon is much less than ours on Earth so they can carry heavier items.
Why does object have a different weight on the moon than it does on earth?
the earth and moon have different values for the acceleration due to gravity.
