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What fraction of Earth’s gravity is the gravitational pull at the Moon’s surface?

Correct answer C. 1/6

Explanation

The Moon's smaller mass gives a surface gravity of about 1.62 m/s², roughly one-sixth of Earth's 9.8 m/s², so objects weigh about a sixth as much there.

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