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The value of acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the Moon is approximately:
AEqual to that on the Earth
BSix times that on the Earth
COne-sixth of that on the Earth
DOne-half of that on the Earth
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. One-sixth of that on the Earth
1. Every body's surface $g$ depends on its own mass and radius via $g = \dfrac{GM}{R^2}$.
2. The Moon has much smaller mass and radius than the Earth.
3. The result is that $g$ on the Moon is about 1/6th of its value on the Earth.
4. This is why we can jump about six times higher on the Moon, ruling out the 'six times' option.
_Source: Balbharati (Maharashtra Board) Class 10 Science & Technology, Ch 1 "Gravitation", p.18_
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