Mass and weight on moon and earth

Mass and weight on moon and earth

physics education

September 24, 2018

You want to comparison weight of an object between Earth and Moon.

First we calculate weight of an object which is placed on the surface of earth after that we would calculate weight of same object at the surface of moon.

Let discuss first what is the weight of an object so we know well about the weight of an object

WEIGHT OF AN OBJECT ＝ MASS ✖ ACCELERATION DUE TO GRAVITY

Now let  know first what is the Mass of an object.

So we have two definition of mass of an object let  discuss first definition of mass of an object "Mass is the very special characteristic of an object by which  it covered area"

Let discuss in other word " Mass is the property of an object by which it resist to change in its state"

Now we compare weight of an object at the surface on earth as well as on  the surface of moon.

let an object have M mass and it is placed at the surface of earth and gravity at the surface of earth is g 

so weight of object on the surface of earth = Mg

Now weight of the same mass object on the surface of moon= M ✖ g/6

weight on moon surface = Mg/6

Because we know well gravity on the surface of moon is 1/6 of earth

So we got the conclusion that . 

Weight on the earth surface of an object ＞Weight on the Moon surface of an object

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