Question

How would the path of the ball differ on Earth than on the moon?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

The acceleration due to gravity on the moon acting on the object is one sixth of the acceleration due to gravity acting on the object on the earth.

`g'=(g)/(6)`

Here, g' is the acceleration due to gravity on the moon and g is the acceleration due to gravity on the earth.

Therefore, the force of gravity on moon is less in comparison to the force of gravity on the earth. The vertical acceleration acting on the ball on the moon is less. The ball curves down in both cases.

But the ball would curve down more sharply on the earth as compared to the moon.

Answer 2

Moon and Earth have different gravitational constants- g. g on the Earth is equal to 9.8 m/s^2 while g on the moon is equal to 1.6m/s^2.
Let assume that two balls are thrown: one on Earth and one on Moon and that their kinetic energy is the same.
The kinetic energy is E=(m*v^2)/2.
So, this means that the ball would fall much more slowly on Moon than on Earth. Every aspect of the ball's fall would be slower.