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Astronauts who traveled to the moon were able to float slightly as they walked along its surface. Why were the astronauts able to do this? The weight of the astronaut on Earth is less than his weight on
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Astronauts who traveled to the moon were able to float slightly as they walked along its surface. Why were the astronauts able to do this?

The weight of the astronaut on Earth is less than his weight on the moon.

The mass of the astronaut on Earth is less than his mass on the moon.

The weight of the astronaut on Earth is greater than his weight on the moon.

The mass of the astronaut on Earth is greater than his mass on the moon

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the weight of astronauts on earth is greater than his weight on d moon

Step-by-step explanation:

due to the greater gravitational pull in earth the weight seems to me more

but for the moon where there is less gravity

its weight will be less causing slight flotation

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