A traveller carries a suitcase of mass from the Earth to the Moon.

PHYSICS · Multi-part · CBSE · Physics · Gravitation · Gravitation

Problem

A traveller carries a suitcase of mass

12\,\text{kg}

from the Earth to the Moon. (a) Calculate the weight of the suitcase on the Earth, taking

g_{\text{earth}} = 9.8\,\text{m/s}^2

. (b) Calculate the weight of the suitcase on the Moon, taking

g_{\text{moon}} = 1.6\,\text{m/s}^2

. (c) By what percentage does the weight decrease when the suitcase is taken to the Moon? Show your working clearly.