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If an astronaut weighs 125 pounds on earth than how much does it weigh on the moon?
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Yes.
Mass and weight are different quantities. The mass of the astronaut is always the same everywhere. The weight of the astronaut is the force on it due to gravity, which depends on the mass and the strength of gravity at the point on the planet, moon or space station the astronaut is standing on.
The strength of gravity is known as "local acceleration due to gravity", and it is represented by the letter g. On the surface of the earth g is about 9.8 ms-2. On the surface of the moon g is about 1.6 ms-2 (a 6th that of the earth). On a space station, because the mass of the station is so small, g is effectively 0 ms-2.
So, the weight of an object is the force on it due to gravity. The formula for weight is:
W = mg
Where:
W = Weight (in Newtons)
m = mass (of the object, in Kg)
g = local acceleration due to gravity (in ms-2).
Hopefully you see this formula is a restatement of F = ma.
Your average man has a mass of about 70 kg. If you plug in the numbers you find the weight on the earth is 686 N, on the moon is 112 N, and on the space station it is 0 N (i.e. the astronaut is totally weightless).
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∙ 14y ago
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