2006-07-09 05:17:28 · 10 answers · asked by salamaato 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
greater mass...likewise the gravitational pull of jupiter for example is greater than earth's.
2006-07-09 05:19:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gravitational force depends on two factors, the masses of the two objects in question, and the distance between the two objects. (In the case of large objects, use the center of mass for the distance calculation.) The formula for the force it F= G*m1*m2/r^2, where G is the gravitational constant.
Assuming that one object is and equal distance from the center of the earth and the moon, then the earth will generate a greater gravitational constant since it is 81 times the mass of the moon. However, the moon can project a greater force given the object is closer to the moon at the time. (This is why the Apollo astronauts were able to stand on the moon and not get pulled off by the earth.)
There is a point between the earth and the moon where the gravity exerted on an object is the same. This is one of the five LaGrange points, a point of relative gravitational stability. It can be considered the boundary between the pull of earth and the pull of the moon.
2006-07-16 03:33:55 · answer #2 · answered by Ѕємι~Мαđ ŠçїєŋŧιѕТ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gravitation force exerted by a body is related to the mass of the body.
Earth is bigger than moon. So has a higher gravitational force compared to moon on the same object at the same distance.
Incidentally gravitational force also decreases with distance. So, there is a specific point in space where the gravitational force of an object would be the same from the earth and moon.
Your question is ambigious, in that sense.
2006-07-09 05:22:01 · answer #3 · answered by csasanks 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dur, because the moon only has one sixth the mass of the earth. The more mass a planet has, the higher the gravitational pull. You would be mush on Jupiter or Saturn.
2006-07-09 05:23:30 · answer #4 · answered by snoweagleltd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is due to two different elements. First, is the mass of earth relative to that of our moon. Earth's mass is greater. Secondly, is the heat energy contained within each mass. Even though earth mass is greater than that of our moon, were the heat energy within our planet to greatly decrease, the gravitational energy of the moon could exceed that of earth. The concept that controls this is found in c2 = E/m. You can see that were the value of "E" to be decreased, the strength of a gravitational field would also decrease.
2006-07-09 15:29:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gravity is the collective rigidity of each and every of the mass in a body. each and each and every grain of sand and molecule of water contributes to Earth's gravity. you could't change the gravitational field of Earth any better than you should walk to the moon, you could't make a 10 lb barbell magically weigh 4 lbs.
2016-11-30 22:27:27 · answer #6 · answered by ambach 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's because Earth has more mass than the moon. And we know that the more mass something has, the more gravity it emits.
2006-07-09 05:20:01 · answer #7 · answered by Science_Guy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cause earth has more mass simple.
Use the formula F = GMm/r^2 and find out.
2006-07-09 05:21:14 · answer #8 · answered by GyK 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
gravity is an illusion. there is no such thing as gravity. you cannot see it, touch it, taste it, smell it, or hear it, so it must not be real. In that sense, your question is an inherent anomoly, because the moon does not exist either; it is just an illusion radiated by the stars in one certain point. prove me wrong.
2006-07-09 05:27:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
mas mass senor
2006-07-09 05:31:10 · answer #10 · answered by Don 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋