Question

A spacecraft consumes more fuel in going from the earth to the moon than it takes for a return trip. Comment on this statement.

Answer 1

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In going from earth to moon, the spacecraft has to do more work against the greater gravitational attraction of the earth. For the return journey, moon's gravitational force is much less, hence less work is done and less fuel is consumed....

Answer 2

The journey of spacecraft from earth to moon consumes more fuel.

Explanation:

• This is because while the journey is upward, the earth’s gravitational force will pull the spacecraft hard, whereas the moon will weakly contribute in pulling the spacecraft upwards.
• This is due to the fact that its size is bigger than moon.
• The return from moon to earth is easier. Because the earth exerts gravitational force which will help in downward movement.
• Due to this, there will be high consumption of fuel by the spacecraft.