Imagine that you were on the moon (which has an acceleration rate 1/6 that of earth's 9.8 m/s) What would it's gravitiational acceleration rate be?
To calculate the gravitational acceleration on the moon, you need to consider its acceleration due to gravity. The acceleration due to gravity on Earth is approximately 9.8 m/s².
Since the acceleration rate on the moon is 1/6th of Earth's, you can find the moon's gravitational acceleration by multiplying the Earth's acceleration due to gravity by 1/6.
Mathematically, it would be:
Gravitational acceleration on the moon = Earth's gravitational acceleration * 1/6
Substituting the values:
Gravitational acceleration on the moon = 9.8 m/s² * 1/6
Calculating the expression:
Gravitational acceleration on the moon = 9.8 m/s² * 1/6 ≈ 1.63 m/s²
Therefore, the gravitational acceleration on the moon would be approximately 1.63 m/s².