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Gravity on the surface of the Moon is only 1/6 as strong as gravity on Earth.

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True,

Step-by-step explanation:

Over the entire surface, the variation in gravitational acceleration is about 0.0253 m/s2 (1.6% of the acceleration due to gravity). Because weight is directly dependent upon gravitational acceleration, things on the Moon will weigh only 16.6% (= 1/6) of what they weigh on the Earth.

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