Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

If gravitational force on earth is 1 then what is the gravitaional force on moon compared to that on earth?

  1. 0.33

  2. 0.50

  3. 0.16

  4. 0.25
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Explanation

The moon's gravitational force is approximately 1/6 of Earth's. If Earth's gravity is standardized to 1, the moon's gravity would be about 0.167. This is why astronauts could jump much higher on the lunar surface during Apollo missions - their effective weight was only 16.7% of Earth's.

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