A 210-Kg Hammer Is Transported to the Moon

question 40

Short Answer

A 2.10-kg hammer is transported to the Moon. The radius of the Moon is 1.74 × 10⁶ m, its mass is 7.35 × 10²² kg, and G = 6.67 × 10^-11 N ∙ m²/kg². How much does the hammer weigh on Earth and on the Moon?

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Definitions:

Kinetochore

Structural portion of the chromosome to which microtubules attach.

Basal Body

A cellular structure found at the base of a eukaryotic flagellum or cilium, acting as a microtubule organizing center and initiating the growth of the appendage.

Dynein Arm

A motor protein complex that moves along microtubules, important for the movement of cilia and flagella and intracellular transport.

Microtubule Doublets

Structures consisting of two microtubules joined together, commonly found in the axonemes of cilia and flagella, playing crucial roles in motility.