is an object mass on the moon the same as on the earth?
2007-10-22 09:59:44 · 6 answers · asked by bananaz 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Yes. Mass is the same but weight is different.
One kilogram of mass weighs 9.78 Newtons on Earth and only 1.62 Newtons on the Moon.
One slug of mass weighs 32 pounds on Earth and 5.3 pounds on the Moon. When someone says a thing weighs one kilogram they mean it was a weight of 9.78 Newtons on Earth and when they say somethings has a mass of one pound they really mean 1/32 of a slug. But people not trained in physics have never heard of Newtons or slugs and do not really understand the difference between weight and mass.
2007-10-22 10:05:43 · answer #1 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No matter where you put an object in the universe without taking it apart or breaking it, the mass will always be the same. However, the weight changes. If you go to a bigger planet than earth, then you weight more. If you go to a smaller planet than earth, then you weight less. So yes, it does have the same mass on the moon.
2016-05-24 19:19:52 · answer #2 · answered by tamra 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mass is simply how much stuff there is in the object.
Weight depends on the strength of the gravitational field the object is in.
Lets say you have a brick with a mass of 60 kilograms.
On Earth it would weigh 60 kilograms.
On the moon, with one sixth the gravity it would weigh only 10 kilograms. But its mass is still the same at 60 kg.
Its unfortunate that the units of mass and weight are the same (for metric countries). But it does simplify things when referring to masses in Earth's gravity (mass and weight are the same value on Earth).
2007-10-22 15:59:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. The men who walked on the moon had the same mass on Earth as they did on the moon; Although their weight varied quite a bit - the moon's gravitational pull is only 1/6 that of Earth's at it's surface.
2007-10-22 10:03:15 · answer #4 · answered by quantumclaustrophobe 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is. Mass is the amount of space something takes up, that is not going to change. However, weight is measured by gravity's pull on mass. Since gravity is different on earth than it is on the moon weight will be different, but not mass :]
2007-10-22 10:49:35 · answer #5 · answered by Cassie O 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im pretty sure
2007-10-22 10:07:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋