But the moon is made of similar stuff as the outer bits of the Earth, which are less dense and float on top of the heavier core in the middle, like oil floats on top of water. Read more: Curious Kids: what would happen if the Earth's core went cold? This means the moon actually has 80 times less mass than Earth.
So, the gravity on the moon is 80 divided by 14 six times as weak. But beware: when you come down after your record-breaking jump, the landing will feel just as hard as it does on Earth. The fastest jumping human being ever was Javier Sotomayor, who reached a speed of 7 metres per second, and a height of 2. The speed at which you jump does not depend on the strength of gravity — it depends on your muscle strength and skill. What about fleas?
They would be able to jump well into space, surely? This web site relies on javascript for some of its functionality. For the best user experience, enable javascript in your browser. Jump to main content. Many people believe that the Moon does not have any gravity. In fact, the Moon, like every other massive object in the Universe, attracts every other massive object gravitationally.
Even subatomic particles such as protons and neutrons exert a gravitational pull on proximate objects, although it is so slight as to be negligible. Thanks for your question! We're sorry to hear that, Wonder Friend. There are more than 1, Wonders you can explore on Wonderopolis.
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If you have a plastic cup and some water, you can try the Gravity Water Drop experiment at home. Depending on how fast the machine spun, the recruits experienced different levels of gravity, from 0g, close to the weightless environment in orbit, to 1g, the force humans feel while standing on Earth, explained study leader Laurence Harris of York University in Canada.
While whirling around in the centrifuge, the participants took a perceptual test, in which they had to choose whether the tilted letter they were looking at on a circular computer screen was a "p" or "d. The results of the experiment found that gravity only starts influencing a person's sense of up and down once it hits about 0.
In retrospect, he said, it's not surprising that a YouTube search for "astronauts falling over" yields so many results. There is good news for space program managers with their sights set on Mars : With 38 percent of Earth's gravity, the Red Planet's gravity should be sufficient for astronauts to easily orient themselves and maintain balance, the researchers said.
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