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If you stood on the Moon, holding a feather and a lead weight, and dropped them both at the same time, what would happen?
Good job! They would both fall, and hit the ground at the same time. The Moon's gravity is only about 1/6 of Earth's, so they would not accelerate as quickly as on Earth. There is not enough of an atmosphere on the Moon (but it does have an atmosphere!) to provide significant air resistance to the feather, so it would fall just as fast as the lead weight.
they would hit the ground at
they would hit the ground at the same time
I think ...
I think they would both float.
Moon and gravity
They would hit the ground at the same time, or thats what I think.
Did the feather come from an African or European swallow?
The lead weight and the feather would both fall to the surface of the moon and hit at the same time, because the moon has no atmosphere to slow down the feather.
RE: swallow feather
LOL. I should have used a coconut instead of a lead weight!
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