Planets and moons have

more or less gravity than

Earth. Our Moon is much
smaller than Earth. That
means it has less gravity than
Earth. Things weigh less on
the Moon than on Earth. If
you weighed 60 pounds on
Earth, you would weigh about
10 pounds on the Moon! An astronaut can jump high
on the Moon because there is
less gravity to pull him down.

Quick Check
Write true if the sentence is true. Write false if the
sentence is false.
7. A scale can measure the weight of an object.

8. The Moon has more gravity than Earth.

9. The Earth is larger than the Moon.

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