What is the weight of a 225-kg space probe on the Moon? The acceleration of gravity on the Moon is 1.62 m/s^2.

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wolfe8 · Answer

Note that weight the the pull of the gravity on mass. W = mg

anonymous · Answer

What?

wolfe8 · Answer

weight is the* It is basically the force exerted by the gravity on an object. I just gave you the formula where m is the mass in kg and g is the gravitational acceleration in m/s^2

anonymous · Answer

Oh! That makes so much sense! Thank you!

anonymous · Answer

So it would be W=225(2.62)?

wolfe8 · Answer

Oh and the gravitational acceleration(g) depends on the location. That is why we can have different weights at different places but the same mass everywhere.

wolfe8 · Answer

I think you misstyped. It should be W = 225(1.62)

anonymous · Answer

Yep. Sorry I typed that in wrong.