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8. The moon has about 1/6th the gravity of the Earth. How would the potential energy of an object be different on the moon if it was the same height above the ground? (5 pts)
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8. The moon has about 1/6th the gravity of the Earth. How would the potential energy of an object be different on the moon if it was the same height above the ground? (5 pts)

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It would have 1/6 the potential energy because the gravity is that much less
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