KIDS QUIZ
SPACE EXPLORATION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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the same
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greater
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less
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non existent
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Detailed explanation-1: -Not only is the Moon smaller than the Earth, but it is only about 60 percent as dense as Earth. Thus, the gravitational attraction on the Moon is much less than it is here on Earth, and a person weighs less on the Moon.
Detailed explanation-2: -The gravity on the moon is one-sixth of the Earth. This is because gravity changes with the change in planet / heavenly body where the weight of the object is measured.
Detailed explanation-3: -Since the Moon has a force of gravity which is 6 times lesser than Earth’s, why doesn’t it collapse into the Earth? Due to centripetal force which is the force of gravity exerted by the Earth on Moon. The Sun’s gravitational force is greater than that of the Earth.
Detailed explanation-4: -The gravity on the Moon is one sixth that of Earth because the Moon has a smaller mass than that of Earth. Q. A person weighs 110.84 N on the moon whose acceleration due to gravity is one-sixth of that earth if the value of g on earth is 9.8 ms−2 calculate, acceleration due to gravity on the earth.