An astronaut is walking on the moon where the magnitude of the acceleration due to gravity "g’ is one-sixth that on earth. Compared with their magnitudes on the earth, his mass and weight on the moon are
a
both less
b
less and the same respectively
c
the same and less respectively
d
the same as on earth
e
both greater.
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Petrousy
1 year ago
mass is always costant while the weight is dependent on gravity. On the moon, the gravit is reduced to 1/6 of that on the earth, multilying mass by acceleration due tk gravity, weight tends ro reduce.
Both on earth and the moon, m = constant.
But, weight (w) on earth,
w=mg
On the moon,
w=m(⅙g)
