Question

A boy weighs $600N$ on the Earth. What would be his weight on the Moon? (acceleration due to gravity of earth $g=10m/s^2$)

• A. 100 N
• B. 200 N
• C. 600 N
• D. 400 N

Answer 1

The correct option is A

100 N

Since the value of acceleration due to gravity on Moon's surface is $\frac{g}{6}$.
The weight of the boy on Moon $w$ would be,
$w=\frac{m\times g}{6}$
$=\frac{WeightontheEarth}{6}=\frac{600}{6}=100N$.