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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. This means they can jump around more easily, since the force required to lift their bodies is a lot less.
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∙ 12y agoWhen astronauts are in orbit around the Earth, they are essentially in freefall, so there is almost no gravity within the spacecraft. Objects will simply float around unless tethered, and any spilled liquids will form spherical globules in the air.
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∙ 12y agoAn astronaut in a space shuttle orbiting the moon floats about and is "weightless" because the moon's gravity force is much lower than Earth's.
People confuse weight and mass as the same thing when they are not. Weight depends on mass. Mass is how big you are and how much there is of you, when weight is the measurement of your gravitational pull.
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∙ 11y agothis is very interesting because both are satellite ,both moves round according to the law of gravity and the time period do not depend on mass .in moon ,the weight we feel is not the attraction of earth but the attraction of moon's own gravity but artificial satellite has not own gravity .hence the feeling of weight does not arise.
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∙ 9y agoYou do not become weightless on the moon!
In any picture you've seen of the Apollo astronauts on the Moon's surface, do you see them floating around or walking, bunny hopping on the surface. Do they leave footprints??
The moon has mass, a LOT of mass. If something has mass, it has gravitational attraction. The Moon does NOT have as much mass as the Earth does. So the moon's gravity is less than that of the Earth's. It is roughly 1/6th Earth's gravity.
So, if you weigh 120 pounds on Earth, you would weigh 20 pounds on the moon. Far from weightless.
If you weigh 60 kilograms on Earth, you would weigh 10 kilograms on the moon. Also not weightless.
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The statement that astronauts on the Moon are weightless is?
The statement that astronauts on the Moon are weightless is true.
What is the appearance of the moon?
Very bumpy and hilly, and weightless
Why does a man feel weightless on the moon?
They don't. The moon has gravity but not as much as earth so they feel that they have less weight. In outer space a person would feel weightless because no gravity that they could notice is acting upon them.
Why a man fell weightlessness in moon?
You would not be weightless on the moon. However because of the much smaller mass of the moon you would weigh about one sixth of what your earthly weight was.
Why are you NOT weightless on the moon?
Because the Moon has mass, a LOT of mass. If something has mass, it will have gravitational attraction. The more mass, the greater the attraction. The moon has ~1/6th the gravity as the Earth.
The statement that astronauts on the Moon are weightless is?
The statement that astronauts on the Moon are weightless is true.
Do golf balls become weightless on the moon?
no, a golf ball would weigh about 1/6 what it weighs on earth.
How high does a person have to be to so that the gravity of the earth and moon are equal?
It doesn't work that way. There is no height at which you magically become weightless.
What is the appearance of the moon?
Very bumpy and hilly, and weightless
What position is a person weightless?
When someone is freefalling in thee air thus they become weightless
Is the moon weightless?
The moon is weightless, because the centrifical force of its rotation is counter acting on gravity. If both forces are exactly the same, they cancel out each other. The moon would have weight if it was close enough to fall, but otherwise no.
Why does an astronaut become weightless in space?
Yes
How could you overcome weightlessness on the moon?
By learning enough basic physics to know that objects on the Moon are not, in fact, weightless.
Why does a man feel weightless on the moon?
They don't. The moon has gravity but not as much as earth so they feel that they have less weight. In outer space a person would feel weightless because no gravity that they could notice is acting upon them.
Why doesn't the moon fall down?
because it is in space and every thing in space is weightless.
When are you considered to be weightless but still have the mass?
when your on the moon, or anywhere that has less gravity than earth.
Why a man fell weightlessness in moon?
You would not be weightless on the moon. However because of the much smaller mass of the moon you would weigh about one sixth of what your earthly weight was.
