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you can flags in the moon but there is no gravity

2006-07-04 04:08:19 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Astronomy & Space

11 answers

the moon has gravity.
it's just one third of the earth

2006-07-04 04:10:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

easily, there is gravity on the moon, purely no longer as good as in the international. If there have been no gravity on the moon, then they does no longer additionally be waiting to land on the floor. additionally, if there have been no gravity, then the astronauts might glide into area whilst they have been on the floor. The question is a sturdy one. even with the incontrovertible fact that, it deals with wind. there is not any ecosystem on the moon to talk of, so for this reason there is not any wind. the explanation that the flag is waving is seeing it quite is stiffened to look that way. A non-waving flag may be uninteresting and pointless. If the flag nonetheless stands (and we haven't any reason to believe that it does not) then it is going to look precisely the same, with the same place that it did whilst Neil Armstrong stood in front of it. i'm hoping that helps.

2016-12-10 04:25:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

how are the flags not who are the fags. There is gravity on the moon it is less than earths gravity but it is there the question should be if there is no wind on the moon how does the flag stay up??? starch , wire sewn into the material something like that.

2006-07-04 04:39:40 · answer #3 · answered by I trust Me 2 · 0 0

Well, if I understand your question correctly, which is poorly written in English, you cannot FLY flags on the moon. There is no atmosphere, therefore no wind.

And, as previously answered, there IS a gravity on the moon, but it is a fraction of Earth's gravity.

If you ever seen one of those flags at half mast ---- CALL NASA IMMEDIATELY!

2006-07-04 04:13:58 · answer #4 · answered by Thomas C 4 · 0 0

if your question is "how are flags kept on moon if there is no gravity?" instead of "who" then my answer is as follows:
there is a gravitational field on and around moon. and it is 1/6th that of the earth.

the formula for calculating the acceleration due to gravity over any planet or celestial object is:
g = G x M / R^2, where
G = Universal constant of gravity = 6.67e-11 Nm^2/kg^2
M = Mass of the object/body
R = radius of the object/body

this formula is derived from the newton's law of gravitation:
F = GMm/r^2

Mass of moon is 7.36e22 kg
Radius of moon is 1.74e6 m
substituting the values in formula for g you get g = 1.62 m/s^2
whereas the value of g (acceleration due to gravity) for earth is 9.81 m/s^2

comparing the values for moon and earth you get it as 1/6th of earth.

2006-07-04 04:57:56 · answer #5 · answered by lukkachuppi 2 · 0 0

There IS gravity on the moon, it is 1/6th that of Earth

2006-07-04 04:11:10 · answer #6 · answered by SteveA8 6 · 0 0

the american flag the Apollo 11 team set up kept falling over, because normally you need wind to blow a flag. Wind requires atmosphere. The moon has no atmosphere. But, the solution was found. They put a length of wire along th etop edge of the flag to make it stand.

2006-07-04 04:13:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

The flag is made of thin metal to simulate a waving flag.

2006-07-04 04:11:22 · answer #8 · answered by caleythia1 2 · 0 0

the moon has gravity.

2006-07-04 04:12:23 · answer #9 · answered by PunkGreen1829 4 · 0 0

cz there IS gravity on the moon!!!

2006-07-04 04:58:27 · answer #10 · answered by Vasudha 3 · 0 0

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