What is the speed of fall on Earth vs on Moon?

Answer 1

The question is somewhat ambiguous. It could be asking either one of two different questions.

Here are the answers to both:

1). The moon does not fall to earth because it has tangential velocity which, when combined with the force of gravity toward the center of the earth, results in a stable Keplerian elliptical orbit.

2). Apples do not fall to the moon because of the following facts:

a). The apple's distance from the moon's center is roughly 60 times the apple's distance from the earth's center.

b). The earth's mass is roughly 82 times the moon's mass.

c). The result is that the gravitational force attracting the apple to the earth is roughly 295,000 times the force attracting it toward the moon.

The same situation holds true for all objects on the earth. A car, attracted to the earth
with a force (weight) of 2000 pounds (1 ton), is also attracted to the moon by a force
of about 1/10th of an ounce. When it falls, it falls in the direction of the greater force.

Answer 2

Acceleration due to gravity is not dependent on mass of the object that is dropped. The air, which the object is falling through, creates a force against the direction of motion. The 'air drag' is dependent on the shape and size of the object. On the surface of the moon, there is no air to provide resistance to motion.

This air resistance effect is used effectively by parachutes (which therefore wouldn't work on the moon).

Answer 3

On Earth, gravity produces an acceleration of about 9.8 meters per second square. On the Moon, the acceleration due to gravity is about 1/6 of this value - about 1.6 meters per second square.

On Earth, gravity produces an acceleration of about 9.8 meters per second square. On the Moon, the acceleration due to gravity is about 1/6 of this value - about 1.6 meters per second square.

On Earth, gravity produces an acceleration of about 9.8 meters per second square. On the Moon, the acceleration due to gravity is about 1/6 of this value - about 1.6 meters per second square.

On Earth, gravity produces an acceleration of about 9.8 meters per second square. On the Moon, the acceleration due to gravity is about 1/6 of this value - about 1.6 meters per second square.

Answer 4

they are both different by their shape what size they have too

Answer 5

No. the gravity on the moon is much less then that of earth so the apple would fall much slower

Answer 6

skydiving on the moon will just keep you into gravity so you will just float but on earth gravity is pushing you downward so you will be falling.

Answer 7

This may surprise you, but as a matter of fact, it doesn't.

Answer 8

On Earth, gravity produces an acceleration of about 9.8 meters per second square. On the Moon, the acceleration due to gravity is about 1/6 of this value - about 1.6 meters per second square.