Question

is the acceleration due to gravity of the earth greater than the moons

Answer 1

Yes because the gravity of the earth is greater than the moon. Why? because the mass of the earth is greater than that of the moon.

Answer 2

It helps to think about how gravitational acceleration is calculated:
\[g=\frac{ GM _{p} }{ r ^{2} }\]
Where G is the universal gravitational constant (same for all planets, or moons)
M is the mass of the planet (or moon)
and r is the radius of the planet (or moon)

We find that because the Earth is so massive compared to the moon the gravitational acceleration (g) is larger for the Earth.

Answer 3

thanks! Both answers helped