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A person can jump higher on the moon’s surface than on the earth because :
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- the moon’s surface is rough
- the acceleration due to gravity in moon is smaller than that on the earth.
- the moon is cooler than earth
- the moon has no atmosphere
- the moon’s surface is rough
Correct Option: B
The acceleration due to the gravitational field of moon (g’ = 1.62631 ms-2) is one-sixth of the acceleration due to gravity on the Earth. So the weight of the same body is also 1/6th on moon in comparison to that on the surface of the earth. It is due to this reason; a man can jump six times higher on moon than on earth.
