Why is weight different on the moon?

Answer 1

The mass of an object does not change simply because of a change of location. However, since weight is determined by both the mass of the object and the force of gravity acting on it, the weight of an object on the Moon is less than the weight of that same object on the Earth because the Moon exerts a smaller gravitational force.
Mass doesn't change, but weight is dependent on gravity. Since gravity on the moon is approximately 1/6th that of Earth, then the same mass would weigh 1/6th less on the Moon than on the Earth. Mass is constant no matter what (:

;* Julie Mariee

Answer 2

Weight is different on the moon because the moon has less gravity than Earth. The gravitational force on the moon is about one-sixth of the gravitational force on Earth. This means that objects weigh less on the moon compared to what they would weigh on Earth.

Answer 3

Weight is not how much of you there is, that is mass. Weight is the force of gravity fulling you down to the floor. It should, technically, be measured in Newtons and our bathroom scales are actually measuring mass, not weight. Thus, weight varies from planet to planet because each planet's gravitational force is different, stronger or weaker that earth.

Answer 4

-- The object's weight increases during the ascent phase of its launch from Earth.

-- While in the parking orbit around the Earth, if any, and then after trans-lunar injection,

during the coasting phase of the mission, its weight is zero.

-- Its weight returns during the descent to the lunar surface, and may be higher or lower

than its Earth weight at different moments, depending on the specific accelerations

experienced at various moments during the descent.

-- Finally, after landing on the lunar surface, the object's weight becomes stable again,

and is roughly 16.5 percent of its Earth weight.

Answer 5

Mass:

An intrinsic property of the object. The same everywhere, no matter where the object goes,

or what environment or conditions the object encounters. The only exception is in the realm

of Relativity, at speeds that are significant compared to the speed of light. At any speed that

any of us will ever experience, in any place that any of us will ever visit, an object's mass is

constant; it never changes.

Weight:

The mutual force of gravity between the object and another mass. It depends on the product of

the two masses, and on the distance between them. So it depends on the mass of the other mass,

as much as it depends on the mass of the object, and it also depends on the distance between the

object and the other mass. Weight of any object when it's on the surface of the moon is about

16% of the same object's weight when it's on the earth's surface.

Answer 6

The mass of an object always remains the same. The only thing that changes is the weight because of gravity. On earth gravity is 9.8 m/s squared.

I believe it is 1.6 m/s squared on the moon.

Answer 7

Because your weight depends on the mass and size of the astronomical body

you're standing on.

The moon's mass is about 1/80 as much as the Earth's, and its diameter is about

1/4 the size of the Earth's.

The weight of anything on the moon is about 1/6 of the weight of the same thing

when it's on the Earth.

Answer 8

It changes because the moon has a different gravitational pull than on earth.

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The Moon is smaller and has a thinner atmosphere, creating a weaker gravitational force.

Answer 9

The gravity on the moon is approximately one sixth of that on earth.

Answer 10

It all about the mass of a planet. The heavier the planet the greater the gravity.