Would an elephant weigh more or less on the moon than it would on Earth?
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Would an elephant weigh more or less on the moon than it would on Earth?
The elephant would be about six times lighter then in weight on the Moon than on Earth, so it would weigh about 1,500 pounds.
Is mass the same on Earth and on the moon?
Weight must not be confused with the mass of an object which is a fundamental property of the object expressed in kilogram (kg). Therefore, the mass of an object on the Moon remains the same as its mass on Earth. But its weight gets less because the gravity on the moon is less than on the Earth.
Would the same object have more mass on the moon than it would on Earth?
It’s important to remember that mass and weight are not the same thing. Mass is the amount of matter that makes up a person or object. One way to measure mass is through its interaction with gravity. The Earth is much more massive than the moon, so the astronaut’s weight would be greater on the Earth than on the moon.
How many large African elephants would you need to equal the mass of the Earth?
6,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 elephants
So the mass of a single peanut is MUCH less than the mass of an elephant. If you wanted to gather enough elephants so that their combined mass equaled the mass of the Earth, you would need about 6,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 elephants!
How much does the Earth weigh in elephants?
Asian elephant: 8,800 lbs
African bush elephant: 13,000 lbsAfrican forest elephant: 6,000 – 13,000 lbs
Elephant/Mass
Why is mass the same on the moon?
Do elephants eat meat?
Because they can’t actually “choose” not to eat meat and because being a vegetarian is a choice, they can’t be vegetarians. They are actually herbivorous. About 5\% of their diet is unavoidably protein from ants, bugs, grubs, and bird eggs on plants they eat. A little known fact: Elephants actually do eat meat.