The Free-Fall Acceleration on the Moon Is Only One-Sixth of That

question 109

Multiple Choice

The free-fall acceleration on the Moon is only one-sixth of that on Earth,and the Moon has no atmosphere.If you hit a baseball on the Moon with the same effort (and therefore at the speed and angle) as on Earth,how far would the ball would travel on the Moon compared to on Earth? Neglect effects of air on Earth.

• A)1/6 as far as on Earth
• B)36 times as far as on Earth
• C)the same distance as on Earth
• D)6 times as far as on Earth
• E) \(\sqrt { 6 }\) as far as on Earth

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