Think About It The Moon has no air. Will an object falling on the Moon experience air resistance? If the three pieces of paper on the Moon,were dropped which would drop to the ground first? Explain your answer
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No,
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On Earth, g = 9.8 m s−2 but on the Moon g is only 1.6 m s−2. Hence an object dropped from a given height will take longer to fall to the surface on the Moon than it would on the Earth. As the Moon has virtually no atmosphere, there is virtually no air resistance. When the objects are dropped from a height two forces act on the object. The force due to gravitation and air resistance. If the air resistance is present, the air resistance will slow down the lighter object. Therefore the heavier object will hit the ground first.
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