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On the moon, man feels lighter than earth. Explain.

Weight on a planet depends on the magnitude of gravitational force by which the object is attracted. As the gravitational force on the moon is times the gravitational force on earth because acceleration due to gravity on moon and earth is 1.6m/s2 and 9.8m/s2 respectively. Since the gravitational force is less, man feels lighter on the moon as compared to earth.


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