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Gravity on the moon is 1/6 of the gravity on Earth. Weight is actually measuring the force of something (when you drop from a plane),and therefore relies on the gravity that makes you fall from the plane. When you use the term 'weight' you're referring to mass, which measures how much matter an object takes up. If you went to a different planet, your mass would stay the same, because you're still the same size, but you're weight would change because the gravity has changed.
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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 are people lighter on the moon than on the earth?
the gravitational force of the earth is much stronger then on the moon. Also, a person is not "lighter". their mass is the same, it is the weight of the person. Weight is a unit of measurement. You are lighter on the moon than on earth because there is 1/6 less gravity.
How is the moon unlike the earth?
Well the easiest thing to say is that the moon is smaller and lighter than earth.
Why are astronauts lighter on the moon than on earth?
yes noob
Why are we lighter on the moon?
The moon is much less massive than the Earth, therefore the gravitational attraction of the moon is much weaker (about one sixth).
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 are people lighter on the moon than on the earth?
the gravitational force of the earth is much stronger then on the moon. Also, a person is not "lighter". their mass is the same, it is the weight of the person. Weight is a unit of measurement. You are lighter on the moon than on earth because there is 1/6 less gravity.
Is your weight the same on earth as it is on the moon?
No. You are lighter on the moon than on earth, though your mass remains unchanged.
How is the moon unlike the earth?
Well the easiest thing to say is that the moon is smaller and lighter than earth.
Why are astronauts lighter on the moon than on earth?
yes noob
Why is weight less on the moon?
The moon has less mass than the Earth, so it has less gravity. This is why you're lighter on the moon.
Why are we lighter on the moon?
The moon is much less massive than the Earth, therefore the gravitational attraction of the moon is much weaker (about one sixth).
What would you conclude if the rocks on the Moon were much heavier or much lighter than those on Earth?
The amount of gravity the moon has.
Why do objects weigh less at the equator than at the moon?
Yes they do because the gravity is less the moon. But on earth so you are likely to have a smaller mass on the moon then on earth. But in a way you feel lighter you are still the same weight on earth then on the moon
You are you lighter on the moon or heavier?
Since the moon's mass (the amount of matter it contains) is smaller than earth's, the moon has a weaker gravity pull, only one-sixth the pull of earth. This means that everything is six times lighter on the moon than it is on earth. A person weighing 120 pounds on earth would weigh only 20 pounds on the moon. Because man is light enough to float on the moon, heavy weights have to be put into astronauts' moon-walking boots!
Do you feel heavier or lighter while climing mount Everest?
I think you feel lighter as you are higher off the ground and when you are on the moon you feel much lighter than on Earth
Why are things lighter on the moon than on earth?
Because your weight depends on the mass of whatever other body is near you, and your distance from it. The moon has much less mass than the earth has, so the force between you and the moon when you're on it is much less than the force between you and the earth when you're on it.
