Question

Your weight is the pull of gravity on your body suppose you step on a bathroom scale on the moon how would your weight on the moon compare to your weight on the earth

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Weight of a body equals the earth's pull on that body and it calculated by

W = mass of the body × acceleration due to gravity of earth.

Similarly, the weight of a body on the moon is also equal to the moon's pull on the body and it is calculated by

Wm = mass of the body × acceleration due gravity of the moon

Since the acceleration due to gravity of the moon is less than the acceleration due to gravity of the earth; the weight on moon will be less than the weight on earth ( acceleration due to gravity of the moon is about one-sixth of the earth acceleration due to gravity)

gm ( acceleration due to gravity on moon ) = $\frac{1}{6}$ g ( acceleration due to gravity on earth)

weight on moon = $\frac{g}{6}$ × m  = 0.167 ( mg) = 0.167 weight of on earth.

Answer 2

Answer: your weight on the moon will be approximately 0.2 times of your weight on the earth

Explanation: