Question

analyze how your weight would change with time if you were on a space ship traveling away from earth toward the moon

Answer 1

Moon's Gravity is much less (about 83.3% less) so it would be : your weight × 83.3 ÷ 100

Answer 2

Weight would decrease as one would travel from Earth towards moon. This is because weight is the product of mass (m) and acceleration due to gravity (g).

W = m g

The mass remains constant.. On the other hand as the distance from the Earth increases, the acceleration due to gravity decreases and becomes
`(1)/(6)^(th)` on the surface of moon.

`g'=g(1-(2h)/(R_e))`

Hence, the weight decreases.