Moving on the Moon (Mass, Weight and Gravity)

Mass and weight are NOT the same!

A bowling ball has more mass than a beach ball that is the same size. The mass of an object is how much matter it contains ("how much stuff is inside it").

The weight of an object is how much gravity is pulling down on the object. A bowling ball weighs more on Earth than it does on the moon because Earth has more gravitational pull (Earth is bigger than the moon so it pulls more).

This is why your weight is different on the moon, but your mass is the same no matter where you go in the universe.

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Which has more mass, Earth or the moon?

• Earth

• the moon

• They have the same mass

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Would you weigh less on Earth or the moon?

• Earth

• the moon

• You would weigh the same

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Would you have more mass on Earth or the moon?

• Earth

• the moon

• You would have the same mass

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Is it easier to jump on Earth or the moon?

• Earth

• the moon

• Jumping takes the same effort on Earth and the moon

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Would a jet pack's fuel would last longer on Earth or on the moon?

• Earth

• the moon

• The fuel would last the same amount of time

A Milner student has a mass of 40 kg, what would be that student's mass on the moon?

• 20 kg

• 80 kg

• 40 kg

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A Milner student has a weight of 135 lbs on Earth, what would be that student's weight on the moon?

• more than 135 lbs

• less than 135 lbs

• equal to 135 lbs

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If your jet pack ran out of fuel and you fell 10 feet, it would hurt more on...

• Earth

• the moon

• It would feel the same

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Where would it would it be easier to dunk a basketball?

• Earth

• the moon

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