Multiple choice

If a person jumps on earth, he jumps little but when a person jumps on moon he can jump higher. Why?

  1. Gravitation pull on the moon's surface is lower than that of the earth

  2. Moon has no atmosphere

  3. Moon has no medium

  4. None of these
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Explanation

The gravitational pull on the Moon is about 1/6th of Earth's gravity. With weaker gravitational force, a person can jump much higher and further on the lunar surface. This is why astronauts appeared to bounce on the Moon.

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