A one kilogram grapefruit weighs ten newtons. Suppose we take this grapefruit to the moon. The force of gravity on the grapefruit will then be
A) less than one kilogram.
B) ten newtons.
C) less than ten newtons.
D) one kilogram.
E) None of the above.

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The force of gravity on the moon is about 1/6th of that on Earth, so the grapefruit will weigh less than ten newtons on the moon.

A One Kilogram Grapefruit Weighs Ten Newtons