HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
CONTROL AND COORDINATION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Increase
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Decrease
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Stay the same
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Vary with day and night
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Detailed explanation-1: -Since the Moon is smaller than Earth, it has a weaker gravitational pull. In fact, the Moon only has 1/6 the gravity that Earth does. This means you weigh six times less on the Moon than you do on Earth!
Detailed explanation-2: -If you were to travel to the Moon, your mass would stay the same, but because the Moon has less mass than the Earth, the force between you and the Moon would be less than the force between you and the Earth. This means you would weigh less on the Moon.
Detailed explanation-3: -If you were standing on the Moon, your mass–or the amount of stuff you’re made of–wouldn’t change. However, your weight would change because the gravity on the Moon is much weaker than it is on Earth.
Detailed explanation-4: -On the moon, where gravity is very low, you would weigh less than on earth. On the planet Jupiter, where gravity is stronger, you would weigh much more than you do here. On the sun, gravity is so strong that you would weigh about 27 times as much as on earth!
Detailed explanation-5: -A man weigh less on the moon because the moon has less mass than Earth, due to this moon exerts a lesser force of attraction on objects. Hence, an object weighs less on the moon than on the Earth.