If a spring-operated gun can shoot a pellet to a maximum height of 100 m on Earth,how high could the pellet rise if fired on the Moon,where g = 1.6 m/s²? A)17 m B)160 m C)3.6 km D)100 m E)610 m

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The maximum height is inversely proportional to the gravitational acceleration. Since the Moon's gravity is 1/6th of Earth's, the pellet will rise 6 times higher, so 100 m * 6 = 600 m, which is closest to 610 m.

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