An astronaut with a mass of 60 kg lands on the Moon, where the gravitational field strength is 1.6 m/s². Calculate the astronaut's weight on the Moon.

Gravity Challenge #1 — Weight & Mass

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An astronaut with a mass of 60 kg lands on the Moon, where the gravitational field strength is \( g_{moon} = 1.6\ \mathrm{m/s^2} \). Calculate the astronaut’s weight on the Moon.

Mass\( m = 60\ \mathrm{kg} \)
Moon gravity\( g_{moon} = 1.6\ \mathrm{m/s^2} \)
Earth gravity\( g = 9.8\ \mathrm{m/s^2} \)
Answer innewtons

Weight is a force — measured in newtons, not kilograms.

Hint: weight is the force of gravity acting on a mass. Which of the two — mass or weight — stays the same when you leave Earth, and which one changes?

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