An astronaut is traveling the moon. The gravity field strength on the moon is 1.6 N/kg that of Earth. How would we determine an astronaut's weight on the moon

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An astronaut is traveling the moon.  The gravity field strength on the moon is 1.6 N/kg that of Earth. How would we determine an astronaut's weight on the moon

anonymous · Answer

Are you missing information, just wondering?

anonymous · Answer

thats all the question says?

anonymous · Answer

whats missing do you think

anonymous · Answer

Ok, then we can just use the law of motion F = ma, in other case W = mg

anonymous · Answer

okay

anonymous · Answer

We're given that the gravity is 1.6 N/kg that of earth. 
Are you sure you're not given the mass?

anonymous · Answer

whoops the astronaut has a mass of 68 kg it was in the next question my bad!!

anonymous · Answer

Ah ok, that makes much more sense :)

anonymous · Answer

You just need to use W = mg where mass is 68 kg and gravity is 1.6 N/kg

anonymous · Answer

ohh so you multiply 68 kg and 1.6 n/kg together?

anonymous · Answer

You can see the kg's will get cancelled out leaving you with newtons, hence the force (weight)

anonymous · Answer

Yes, because weight is a force

anonymous · Answer

People often confuse weight and mass :)

anonymous · Answer

so would it be 108.8 newtons

anonymous · Answer

Weight = Force (differs around the universe)
Mass = same every where in the universe

anonymous · Answer

Yes, that seems good to me :)

anonymous · Answer

thank you so so much for helping!!

anonymous · Answer

Np

anonymous · Answer

actually i have one more question is that okay?