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Earth Science Quiz Answer to moon weight

 

image of the earth On the Moon a person weighs 1/6th the amount that he/she would weigh on the Earth. Why is that? The Earth's mass is about six times that of the Moon. Therefore, the gravity of the Moon is 1/6th that of the Earth.

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