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Q: Why do things weigh less on the moon than they do an earth?
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Why do men weigh less on the moon?

because the moon has less mass than earth so humans weigh less on the moon than earth


Why do things have less mass on the moon than Earth?

They don't have less mass. They weigh less. That's completely different.


Will you have more or less weight on the moon than on earth?

You will have less weight on the Moon than on Earth (83.3% less), but your mass will remain unaffected. If you weigh 150lbs on Earth, then you would weigh only 26.55lbs on the Moon.


If you weigh 100lbs on earth you would weigh 16.6lbs on the moon and why?

Anytime you are in a place with less gravity, you or any object will weigh less. The force of gravity on the moon is much less than on Earth.


Why do thing weigh less on the moon?

The moon has weaker gravity than Earth does.


Why do astronauts weigh less on the Moon than on the Earth?

the moon is smaller than earth, thus it has less gravity


Is it true that do you weigh more on the moon than you do on earth?

No, you weigh less because the moon has less mass, or is smaller, than earth whick means that is has less of a gravitational pull.


Does the Moon's mass being less than the Earth's make objects weigh less on the Moon?

Yes, that is exactly what makes you weigh less on Earth then on the Moon, though your mass hasn't changed, your apparent weight does.


Why does everything weigh less on the moon?

the moon's gravitational pull is far less than that of earth's


If you weigh less on the moon do you have less mass?

No, you have the same mass. The reason why you weigh less is because the moon has a less gravitational pull on you since it has less mass than the earth.


Why do objects weigh less on moon than on earth?

because the moon's mass is about one-sixth that of the Earth


Do you way more on earth or on the moon?

You would weigh way less on the moon. For example. If you weighed 100 pounds on Earth, you would weigh 16.6 pounds on the moon.