if you were on the moon and you dropped a plane and a pen at the same time from the same height would they both hit the ground at the same time?
2006-12-22 06:31:49 · 18 answers · asked by love*pink 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Yes. You could drop a Boeing 747 and a feather at the same time from the same height and they'd both hit the ground at the same time.
2006-12-22 06:36:21 · answer #1 · answered by Kokopelli 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, exactly. See the video in the source. It shows Apollo 15 astronaut Dave Scott dropping a hammer and feather at the same time while on the Moon.
2006-12-22 07:56:37 · answer #2 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-12-22 06:33:33 · answer #3 · answered by Doug 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they would hit the ground at the same time. However, the airplane would hit the ground with much greater force, in proportion to its greater weight.
2006-12-22 06:40:30 · answer #4 · answered by rainfingers 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes,as in the expression for time period,S=ut+1/2g(t*t),no mass is involved and so as long as the the height from which the objects are thrown is same, the objects will take equal time in falling down.
2006-12-22 07:22:40 · answer #5 · answered by bhaskar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is correct, originally theorized by Gallileo.
And the Apollo astronauts did do such an "experiment" using a feather and a hammer.
2006-12-22 06:43:57 · answer #6 · answered by RationalThinker 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2006-12-22 07:18:32 · answer #7 · answered by eri 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. this has little to do with gravity and more to do with being in a vacuum.
2006-12-22 06:40:16 · answer #8 · answered by Lab 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, the moon has "some" gravity just not much. The fact that the mass of the plane is more would cause it to be pulled down faster.
2006-12-22 06:39:46 · answer #9 · answered by cajohnson667 3 · 0⤊ 5⤋
i am going to moon this sat night give me money, plane and feather i will try it out for you FREE OF CHARGE.
2006-12-22 07:14:36 · answer #10 · answered by Rutul 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋