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analyze how your weight would change with time if you were on a space ship traveling away from earth toward the moon


Sagot :

Moon's Gravity is much less (about 83.3% less) so it would be : your weight × 83.3 ÷ 100

Answer:

Weight would decrease as one would travel from Earth towards moon. This is because weight is the product of mass (m) and acceleration due to gravity (g).

W = m g

The mass remains constant.. On the other hand as the distance from the Earth increases, the acceleration due to gravity decreases and becomes [tex]\frac{1}{6}^{th}[/tex] on the surface of moon.

[tex]g'=g(1-\frac{2h}{R_e})[/tex]

Hence, the weight decreases.