The force of gravity on a 251-kg spacecraft on the Moon's surface is 408 N [downward]
a) What is the gravitational field strength there?
b) What is the acceleration of a free-falling object on the surface of the moon?

Question

The force of gravity on a 251-kg spacecraft on the Moon's surface is 408 N [downward]
a) What is the gravitational field strength there?
b) What is the acceleration of a free-falling object on the surface of the moon?

anonymous · Answer

For a, I used F=ma and got 1.63 N/kg [downward]
For b, the answer is 1.63 m/s^2
I was just wondering what they did to get the answer for b

anonymous · Answer

The exact same calculation.

$$1\text{ N} = 1 \text{ kg m s}^{-2}$$