Want to add a little wonder to your website? Help spread the wonder of families learning together. We sent you SMS, for complete subscription please reply. Follow Twitter Instagram Facebook. How much do you weigh on the moon? What is gravity? How does the gravitational pull of planets affect your weight?
Wonder What's Next? A great new Wonder of the Day is in the cards tomorrow if you play your hand right! Try It Out Are you ready for a trip to the Moon? Be sure to explore the following activities with a friend or family member: Step on an astronomical scale to find your weight on different planets and stars.
You may be surprised to discover you're as light as a feather on some planets and heavier than a school bus on others! Want to experiment with gravity? If you have a plastic cup and some water, you can try the Gravity Water Drop experiment at home.
You'll also need a large bucket or an area of grass outside. Have fun learning more about gravity! Calculate how much you would weigh on the Moon. Simply step on a scale to determine your current weight, and then divide that number by six.
Now imagine what it would be like to weigh that amount on the Moon. What do you think it would be like to be so light? Write a short story about what you would do on the Moon if you had the chance to go there in person. Share your story with a friend or family member. Did you get it? Test your knowledge. Wonder Words astronauts fraction equipment gravity mass attracts scale celestial astronomical weight force planet pull surface natural balloon measurement gravitational Take the Wonder Word Challenge.
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May 26, May 11, May 15, Why is recycling so important on earth? Do we have to recycle? Weight is an entirely different thing. Every object in the universe with mass attracts every other object with mass. The amount of attraction depends on the size of the masses and how far apart they are.
For everyday-sized objects, this gravitational pull is vanishingly small, but the pull between a very large object, like the Earth, and another object, like you, can be easily measured. All you have to do is stand on a scale! Scales measure the force of attraction between you and the Earth. This force of attraction between you and the Earth or any other planet is called your weight.
If you are in a spaceship far between the stars and you put a scale underneath you, the scale would read zero. Your weight is zero. You are weightless. There is an anvil floating next to you. It's also weightless. Are you or the anvil mass-less? Absolutely not. If you grabbed the anvil and tried to shake it, you would have to push it to get it going and pull it to get it to stop.
It still has inertia, and hence mass, yet it has no weight. See the difference? As stated above, your weight is a measure of the pull of gravity between you and the body you are standing on. This force of gravity depends on a few things. First, it depends on your mass and the mass of the planet you are standing on. So a person weighing pounds on Earth would weigh just over 22 pounds on the moon.
Remember, however that your mass has not changed. Amanda Rumble has been writing for online publications since , primarily in the fields of computing and technology. She holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Buffalo in information technology. Rumble also focuses on writing articles involving popular video games and Internet culture. Write down your weight in pounds or kilograms.
For example, suppose that you weigh pounds. Multiply your weight by the moon's gravity relative to earth's, which is 0. Related Articles School Projects of Jupiter. How to Solve Gravitational Force Problems.
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