Question

We are going to focus on the gravitational force between Earth and our Moon. The Earth has a mass of about 6 x 10/24 kg and the Moon has a

mass of about 7.3 x 10/22 kg. They are also currently about 4 x 10/8 meters apart.

The gravitational constant, G, is 6.67 x 10-/11 as always.

Question 1
If you were to weight yourself in the moon and the Earth, which would have the higher weight?

Answer 1

Gravity is what holds us down on the earth's (or moon's) surface. If you were to weigh yourself on a scale on Earth and then on the moon, the weight read on the moon would be 1/6 your earth weight