11-28-2014, 12:32 AM
Question. No: 3
An astronaut standing on the moon holds a large, heavy rock and a small, light stone, and then releases them from the same height. Which object reaches the moon‘s surface first?
Note: Select the best choice given below according to your best of knowledge, and also write the reason of your selected choice as well.
a) The rock, because it‘s heavier and accelerate faster
b) The rock, because it has a greater force of gravity acting on it.
c) The stone, because there is less air frication acting on it.
d) They reach on the surface at the same time because their acceleration due to gravity is equal.
e) Both the rock and stone will just float there when released-there is no gravity on the moon.
Answer: is D because their acceleration due to gravity is equal (gravity at moon is 1.62)
An astronaut standing on the moon holds a large, heavy rock and a small, light stone, and then releases them from the same height. Which object reaches the moon‘s surface first?
Note: Select the best choice given below according to your best of knowledge, and also write the reason of your selected choice as well.
a) The rock, because it‘s heavier and accelerate faster
b) The rock, because it has a greater force of gravity acting on it.
c) The stone, because there is less air frication acting on it.
d) They reach on the surface at the same time because their acceleration due to gravity is equal.
e) Both the rock and stone will just float there when released-there is no gravity on the moon.
Answer: is D because their acceleration due to gravity is equal (gravity at moon is 1.62)