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1. Jan 17,  · The acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the Moon is about m/s 2, about % that on Earth's surface or ɡ. Over the entire surface, the variation in gravitational acceleration is about m/s 2 (% of the acceleration due to gravity). Because weight is directly dependent upon gravitational acceleration, things on the Moon will weigh only % (≈ 1/6) of what.

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2. Gravity - Gravity - Acceleration around Earth, the Moon, and other planets: The value of the attraction of gravity or of the potential is determined by the distribution of matter within Earth or some other celestial body. In turn, as seen above, the distribution of matter determines the shape of the surface on which the potential is constant.

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3. The Moon is an astronomical body orbiting Earth and is the planet's only natural drovdawceipeppasult.cuzneotunighlisiredibavetagi.co is the fifth-largest satellite in the Solar System, and by far the largest among planetary satellites relative to the size of the planet that it orbits. The Moon is, after Jupiter's satellite Io, the second-densest satellite in the Solar System among those whose densities are drovdawceipeppasult.cuzneotunighlisiredibavetagi.co: km, (– km).

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4. Moon’s Phases and Tides Moon Phases Half of the Moon is always lit up by the sun. As the Moon orbits the Earth, we see different parts of the lighted area. From Earth, the lit portion we see of the moon waxes (grows) and wanes (shrinks). The revolution of the Moon around the Earth makes the Moon look as if it is changing shape in the sky File Size: KB.

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5. May 17,  · The gravity of the moon is 1/6 of Earth. So if you stepped on a scale on the moon, you could subtract %. For example, that means kg in weight would be kg on the moon. Talk about a weight loss plan!

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6. Sep 10,  · Gravity in our universe. Gravity is what holds the planets in orbit around the sun and what keeps the moon in orbit around Earth. The gravitational pull of the moon pulls the seas towards it, causing the ocean tides. Gravity creates stars and planets by .

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7. Earth gravity does 6 specific things to the Moon, listed here in the order of their significance: 1. It keeps the Moon in orbit around the Earth. 2. Its tidal force keeps the Moon tidally locked to the Earth so the same side always faces the Eart.

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8. Oct 17,  · As the Moon orbits around the Earth once per month, the angle between the Earth, the Moon and the Sun changes; we see this as the cycle of the Moon’s phases. The time between successive new moons is days ( hours), slightly different from the Moon’s orbital period (measured against the stars) since the Earth moves a significant.

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9. Jul 16,  · • Because the force of gravity at the surface of an object is the result of the object's mass and size, the surface gravity of the moon is only one-sixth that of the Earth. The force gravity.

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