2006-11-27 17:10:20 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
The moon, being much smaller than the earth has a weaker gravity. Hence there is less of that force (one of the weakest in nature) acting on your mass.
2006-11-27 17:11:47 · answer #1 · answered by Gaspode 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If you were a mass of hydrogen then the question would hold true. The gravity on the moon would be the same in both places, yet you'd weigh more on Earth then on the moon.
2006-11-27 17:15:45 · answer #2 · answered by Psychedelico 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Weight and mass are not the same. Weight is dependent on the pull of gravity. The moon does not have the same gravitational pull that the earth does.
2006-11-27 17:19:18 · answer #3 · answered by jstimson4 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Mass is simply a measurement of how much "stuff" you are made of. Think of this, when a person goes into space it weighs nothing, but they are still made of the same amount of stuff. Gravity is a measurement of the amount of attractive force that a body in space (and by body I mean planet, sun, anything really) exerts on an object. In general, the larger the body (planet, sun, etc) the more gravity it makes. You, yourself, even makes gravity...it is just too small to be measured. But it can be calculated.
2006-11-27 17:19:08 · answer #4 · answered by ximxca 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
weight is the amount of force exerted on a scale due to your body mass in relation to the pull of gravity. The moon has less gravity so you weigh less. However, your mass never changes.
2006-11-27 17:13:34 · answer #5 · answered by scurvybc 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Of course! The Apollo astronauts didn't lose mass when they traveled to the moon. They simply weighed less due to the moon's weaker gravity.
2006-11-27 17:18:10 · answer #6 · answered by The Man In The Box 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We know that weight w=mg.
and also we know that moon has less mass when compared to earth.here on the earth we are suffering from gravity which is a force.since there is no gravity on the moon we will be having less weight on the moon when compared to earth.
2006-11-27 17:42:42 · answer #7 · answered by praveenplp 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
look my dear,...weight is the force with which the earth attracts mass(mass=quantity of the substance)
so ,...the gravitational force on the moon is less. hence it would apply lesser force than the earth does on the same mass.
now did u understand?ok?
2006-11-27 17:25:34 · answer #8 · answered by catty 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
weight is the measure of gravitys pull on mass. you weigh less on the moon because gravity is weaker there.
2006-11-27 17:14:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its the moon that has less mass and therefore less gravity.
2006-11-27 17:12:58 · answer #10 · answered by Mark K 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋