Astronauts feel much lighter on the Moon than on Earth because
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Problem
Astronauts feel much lighter on the Moon than on Earth because
(a) the Moon has no atmosphere to exert pressure on them.
(b) their mass decreases when they leave Earth.
(c) the Moon's surface acceleration due to gravity is about one–sixth that of Earth.
(d) the Moon exerts no gravitational pull on them because it is much smaller than Earth.