I am not too sure how to solve this problem:
Gravity on the surface of the moon is only 1/6 as strong as gravity on the Earth. What is the weight of a 10 kg object on the moon?
This is how I did 1/6(10)(9.8)=16.3 N
That is the correct answer.
To solve this problem, you correctly started by recognizing that gravity on the surface of the moon is only 1/6 as strong as gravity on Earth. The weight of an object is the force exerted on it due to gravity, and it can be calculated using the formula:
weight = mass × acceleration due to gravity
On Earth, the acceleration due to gravity is approximately 9.8 m/s². To find the weight of a 10 kg object on the moon, you can use the formula as follows:
weight = (1/6) × (10 kg) × (9.8 m/s²)
Therefore, the weight of a 10 kg object on the moon is:
weight = (1/6) × (10 kg) × (9.8 m/s²) = 16.33 N (rounded to two decimal places)
So, you correctly calculated the weight of the object on the moon to be approximately 16.33 N. Well done!