A ball is dropped from a height on Earth. The same ball is dropped from the same height on Moon. Which one will touch the ground earlier?

The ball dropped on Earth

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The ball dropped on Moon

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Both balls will touch the ground in the same time interval.

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The ball dropped on Moon will not fall and stay at its position.

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Solution

The correct option is A The ball dropped on Earth
Acceleration due to gravity on earth is $9.8 m / s^{2}$ whereas that on moon is $1.63 m / s^{2}$ which means the object falls at a faster rate on earth than on moon. If the ball is dropped from same heights on earth and on moon, the ball falls at a faster rate on earth and thus reaches the ground much earlier on earth.

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