Question

Scientists want to place a telescope on the moon to improve their view of distant planets. The telescope weighs 200 pounds on Earth. What will happen to the weight of the telescope when it reaches the moon?​

Answer 1

Answer:

33.33 pounds          

Explanation:

Moon's effect of gravity is $\frac{1}{6}^{th}$ the effect of gravity on Earth. Thus, an object which weighs w on Earth would weigh $\frac{w}{6}$ on the moon.

Given:

weight of telescope on Earth, w = 200 pounds

Calculation:

weight of telescope on Moon = $\frac{w}{6}$      

= $\frac{200}{6}=33.33 pounds$

Thus, the weight of the telescope on moon would be 33.33 pounds.

Answer 2

Answer:

33,02 lb

Explanation:

g_m ≈ 1,62 m/s2

g ≈ 9,81 m/s2

m = 200 lb

m_m = m * g_m / m = 200 * 1,62 / 9,81 = 33,02 lb