If you threw a rock with enough force to accelerate it at 1.0 m/s2 horizontally on the moon, how would the required force compare to the force necessary to accelerate the rock in the same way on the earth?
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The mass of the earth is 5.98 × 1024 kg and the mass of the moon is 7.35 × 1022 kg. ... The horizontal acceleration is independent of the gravitational force; the same about of force would be necessary to accelerate the rock to 1.0 m/s2 on earth as is necessary on the moon.
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