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31 July, 12:10

The moon's surface gravity is one-sixth that of the earth. Calculate the weight on the moon of an object that has a mass of 24 kg.

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  1. 31 July, 14:48
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    When we say " The moon's surface gravity is one-sixth that of the earth.",

    we mean that the acceleration of gravity on the Moon's surface is 1/6 of

    the acceleration of gravity on the Earth's surface.

    The acceleration of gravity is (9.8 m/s ²) on the Earth's surface, so

    it would be (9.8/6 m/s ²) on the Moon's surface.

    The weight of any object, right now, is

    (object's mass) · (acceleration of gravity where the object is located now).

    If the object's mass is 24 kg and the object is on the Moon right now,

    then its weight is

    (24 kg) · (9.8/6 m/s²)

    = (24 · 9.8 / 6) kg-m/s²

    = 39.2 Newtons
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