Question

The acceleration due to gravity on the Moon's surface is

Answer 1

Answer:

50 lb

Explanation:

Given,

The weight of astronaut's life support backpack on Earth (w) = 300 lb

Acceleration due to gravity on Earth (g) = 9.8 m/s²

Acceleration due to gravity on Moon = g'

$g'=\frac{g}{6}$

We know that weight of an object on Earth is,

$w = m\times g$

$m = \frac{w}{g}$

Similarly, weight on Moon will be

$w' = m\times g'$

$w' = \frac{w}{g}\times\frac{g}{6}$

$w' = \frac{300}{6}$

$w' = 50$

Thus the astronaut's life support backpack will weigh 50 lb on Moon.