Question

Fill in the following blanks with suitable words :
(a) The acceleration due to gravity on the moon is about ___________ of that on the earth.
(b) In order to the force of gravitation between two bodies to become noticeable and cause motion, one of the bodies must have an extremely large ___________.
(c) The weight of an object on earth is about ___________ its weight on the moon.
(d) The weight of an object on the moon is about ___________ of its weight on the earth.
(e) The value of g on the earth is about ___________ of that on the moon.
(f) If the weight of a body is 6N on the moon, it will be about ___________ on the earth.

Answer 1

(a) The acceleration due to gravity on the moon is about one-sixth of that on the earth.
(b) In order to the force of gravitation between two bodies to become noticeable and cause motion, one of the bodies must have an extremely large mass.
(c) The weight of an object on earth is about six times its weight on the moon.
(d) The weight of an object on the moon is about one-sixth of its weight on the earth.
(e) The value of g on the earth is about six times of that on the moon.
(f) If the weight of a body is 6N on the moon, it will be about 36N on the earth.