Question

If a weighing experiment would be done in a sealed air-conditioned laboratory on the moon, would changes be noticed?

Answer 1

Since the moon only has about 1/6 of the magnitude of the gravity found on the surface of the Earth, the weight of any object on the moon would be 1/6 of what it is on Earth.

Answer 2

Oh okay, thank you so much! :)) So, we could predict the numbers that would somehow show if the experiment was done on the moon, right? :))

Answer 3

Well, it wouldn't be that simple. If we knew an object weighed 10.00N on Earth but we were told it weighed 1.67N in an experiment it would prove that the experiment was done on the moon. It certainly could have been done on the moon because that is what the 10N object would weigh there but the experiment also could have been done on any body with a gravitational strength which is the same as the moon's. The object could also have been weighed in an elevator accelerating downward (with the right magnitude) on Earth as well :)

Answer 4

typo above in my second sentence: should read: "...it wouldn't prove the experiment was done on the moon"

Answer 5

Oh okay, I get that now. Thanks so much! :D