Does the moon being overhead decrease your weight on Earth a tiny bit? Or is that made up for by the moon pulling the Earth up toward you at the same time, like the creation of the tidal bulge on the far side of the Earth is created by the moon pulling the Earth away from that water...
2007-06-13 06:38:10 · 5 answers · asked by ? 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
I remember going through it once and it's like a thousandth of a percent; actually nothing you could measure.
2007-06-13 06:57:05 · answer #1 · answered by Gene 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The surface gravity of a planet is proportional to the mass of the planet and the distance you are from the centre. The mass of the moon is less than the mass of the Earth (the moon is only 0.012 the mass of the Earth). And the distance from the centre of the moon to its surface is also less than Earth (the radius of the moon is only 0.27 that of Earth). So when you do the math, the surface gravity on the moon is one sixth that of Earth.
2016-05-19 02:19:05 · answer #2 · answered by bridgette 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a close to logical theory that the moon reduces your weight. But considering Newton's law of gravitation, the distance between you and the moon as well as your 'tiny' mass, in practice, the effect is way too small.
2007-06-13 06:46:17 · answer #3 · answered by nabnel 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the moon has one sixth the gravity of earth. so if u weighed 180 pounds on earth then on the moon u would weigh 30 pounds.
2007-06-13 06:48:06 · answer #4 · answered by Moneymike 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Aren't you suppose to be lighter on the moon than you are on Earth? Wait a minute, the moon has no gravity, which means it's possible to float.
2007-06-13 06:44:49 · answer #5 · answered by PinkKitt'n 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋