A spring balance shows a weight of for an object on the Earth

PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Gravitation · Gravitation

Problem

A spring balance shows a weight of

20\,\text{N}

for an object on the Earth. The same balance is taken to the Moon where

g \approx 1.6\,\text{m}\,\text{s}^{-2}

. Will the balance reading be the same, larger, or smaller? Give reason for your answer in not more than two sentences.