On the moon the gravitational acceleration is approximately one-sixth that on the surface of the earth. A 5-kg mass is “weighed” with a beam balance on the surface on the moon. What is the expected reading? If this mass is weighed with a spring scale that reads correctly for standard gravity on earth , what is the reading?
Moon gravitation is: g = gearth/6
Beam Balance Reading is 5 kg This is mass comparison
Spring Balance Reading is in kg units This is mass comparison Force comparison length ∝ F ∝ g Reading will be 5/6 kg
