Question

When you jump, you exert a pushing force against the ground. Gravity pulls you back down. Why can a person jump higher on the moon than on Earth?(1 point)
Responses

The gravitational force on the moon is weaker than on Earth.
The gravitational force on the moon is weaker than on Earth.

Pushing forces are stronger on the moon than on Earth.
Pushing forces are stronger on the moon than on Earth.

A person weighs more on the moon than on Earth.
A person weighs more on the moon than on Earth.

A person has less mass on the moon than on Earth.
A person has less mass on the moon than on Earth.
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User Icon for Bot GPT 4-o mini Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
4 days ago

The correct response is:

**The gravitational force on the moon is weaker than on Earth.**

On the moon, the gravitational pull is about 1/6th that of Earth's, which means that when you jump, there's less gravitational force pulling you back down, allowing you to jump higher.