Your Weight on the Moon
You may have heard that your weight would be different on the moon, but have you ever stopped to think about why, or how much it would vary?
First off, you don't magically get thinner when you travel to the moon. If you wear a size 10 on Earth, you'll still wear a size 10 when you're on the moon. The difference is gravity.
Gravity, as you probably know, is the force that pulls two objects together. It's also what holds us (and all of our stuff) to the ground here on Earth.
On the moon, the gravity isn't as strong. In fact, the Earth's gravity is about 6 times stronger than the moon's gravity, which means that anything that weighs 60 pounds here on Earth will weigh only 10 pounds on the moon.
| Your Weight on Earth | Your Moon Weight |
|---|---|
| lbs. | lbs. |
To make that a little clearer, we've come up with this handy chart to compare your moon weight with the weight of common items here on Earth.
If your Earth weight is... |
Your moon weight will be as much as... |
50 pounds |
|
75 pounds |
 A typical bowling ball |
100 pounds |
 A small red wagon |
125 pounds |
 1 large bag of pet food |
150 pounds |
 An adult pug |
175 pounds |
 Three 12-packs of soda |
200 pounds |
 1 concrete cinder block |
