the same as on Earth, but their weight would be significantly less. The acceleration due to gravity on the Moon is only about 1/6th of that on Earth. This means that any object or person on the Moon would experience only about 1/6th of the gravitational force compared to Earth.
Since weight is a measure of the gravitational force acting on an object, a person's weight on the Moon would be much lighter than on Earth. However, their mass would remain the same, as mass is a measure of the amount of matter in an object and is independent of the gravitational field it is in.
Compared with the Moon, Earth has a much larger acceleration due to gravity. On the Moon, person's mass would be
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