If your weight is 120 pounds and your mass is 54 kilograms how would those values change if you were on the mo

Question

If your weight is 120 pounds and your mass is 54 kilograms how would those values change if you were on the moon? The gravitational force on the moon is 1/6 the gravitational force on Earth?

Answer 1

your mass is a constant qty and does not change with places.whereas the weight is a vector qty and is linearly dependent on the gravitational force.
W=mg
gravitational force of earth is 9.8m/s^2
so gravity on moon =1/6 of 9.8 m/s^2

thus wt on moon= mass*gravity on moon.
work it out and u will get the answer.

Answer 2

Those values would not change. They would be constant. The change would be in the force of gravity which as you state is 1/6th that of Earth. This would have the effect of making you feel lighter but the weight and mass would remain the same.

Answer 3

Silly! Mass doesn't change on the moon. Only weight changes with gravity. You would have to divide 120 by 6 to get your weight!

Answer 4

so your weight would only be 1/6 of 120, 20 lbs. Your mass would not change because gravity does not effect mass.

Answer 5

On the moon, our WEIGHT becomes 1/6th of that on earth.
So it will ne 1/6th x 54= 9 kgs

Answer 6

I believe your mass is always constant and weight varies due to gravity

Answer 7

weight = mass * gravity.
gravity on moon and earth is different so weight changes but mass always remains constant (even if u're on pluto).

Answer 8

Is there some reason you posted this non-question three times? Sure cost you a lot of points.

Answer 9

This is not a question because you answered it yourself and wasted time and 5 points