What was the reason that astronaut David Scott dropped a feather and a hammer on the moon?(1 point) Responses to show that heavy objects fall faster than light objects to show that heavy objects fall faster than light objects - no response given to show that the moon has the same gravity as Earth to show that the moon has the same gravity as Earth - no response given to show that all objects fall at the same speed to show that all objects fall at the same speed - no response given to show that the direction of gravity is always downward

Answer 1

The reason that astronaut David Scott dropped a feather and a hammer on the moon was to show that all objects fall at the same speed regardless of their mass, assuming there is no air resistance. This demonstration illustrated that in the absence of an atmosphere (like on the moon), both the feather and the hammer fell at the same rate and hit the surface simultaneously.