2006-11-15 05:26:27 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Your weight is less on the moon. This is because the force of attraction between you and the moon depends on your mass, the mass of the moon and how far you are apart. While, on the moons surface, you are quite close to some bits of the moon, you are a long way from the bits on the other side and the average effect is as though all the moons mass was somewhere near the middle. There is a _lot_ more mass in the earth than the moon but when you are standing on the surface of the earth the center is further away and the attraction varies as 1/distance^2 so, despite the earth's mass being more than 80 times the moon's you weigh only about 6 times as much.
2006-11-15 06:14:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Earth has greater mass than the moon but also the components of what earth is compose and the motion in which this spins creates gravity 6 times stronger, Earth also has a ozone layer that keeps many of the element from scaping the surfice this way mantaining itself without great changes
2006-11-15 05:56:16 · answer #2 · answered by Em1406 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gravity or the strength of the force of gravity is the same everywhere in the entire universe. However, the amount of gravity is proportional to the mass it is associated with. So, there is more gravity near the earth than near the moon but that is simply because there is more mass to the earth.
2006-11-15 05:35:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
as the earth is much more massive then the moon then gravity will always be stronger on earth
2006-11-16 02:08:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
earth gravity is 6 times more powerful than moon gravity. I think that gravity has to do with the mass of an object and its composition. Earth has a molten metalic core that is in motion, thus creating a gravitational field.
2006-11-15 05:34:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The gravity of Earth is higher primarily due to its mass being much higher than that of Moon.
2006-11-15 06:01:36 · answer #6 · answered by openpsychy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gravity is dependant on the Mass of the Body (eg Earth) and the speed of Rotation!
The moon is much smaller in diameter, and has a much smaller mass, and slower rate of spin, hence gravity on the Moon is approx 1/6th of that on Earth!
Hope this Helps!
2006-11-15 05:38:16 · answer #7 · answered by ingthing2000 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
on earth the gravity is more
and on moon is less
gravity is the force that pulls u to the surface
the gravity of earth is 10m/s
and on moon is less than 10m/s
so the more the gravity the more it is difficult to stay above ground longer
example
jump on earth and u will come down quic
but if u hav been to the moon
u might already kno dat while jumpin on the moon u come down slow
2006-11-15 05:30:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's stronger on the Earth because the Earth has a larger mass.
2006-11-15 05:29:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
gravity on the moon is 1/6th that of the earth. the moon has less mass.
2006-11-15 05:30:51 · answer #10 · answered by Magick Kitty 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋