A spaceship has a mass of 2.03 x 10⁶ kilograms.
A. What is its mass on the moon.?
B. Compute for the weight on the moon
A. The mass of the spaceship will remain the same on the moon as mass is a fundamental property of the object and is independent of the gravitational field it is in. Therefore, the mass of the spaceship on the moon will be 2.03 x 10⁶ kilograms.
B. Weight is the force exerted on an object due to gravity and is dependent on the gravitational field that the object is in. The gravitational acceleration on the moon is 1.62 m/s². Therefore, the weight of the spaceship on the moon can be calculated using:
Weight = mass x gravitational acceleration
Weight = 2.03 x 10⁶ kg x 1.62 m/s²
Weight = 3.29 x 10⁶ N
The weight of the spaceship on the moon is 3.29 x 10⁶ Newtons.