Suppose you drop a 10- pound weight and a 5- pound weight on the Moon, both from the same height at the same time. What will happen?
A)Both weights will float freely, since everything is weightless on the Moon.
B)Both will hit the ground at the same time.
C)The 10- pound weight will hit the ground before the 5- pound weight.
D)The 5- pound weight will hit the ground before the 10- pound weight.

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Both weights will hit the ground at the same time because they will experience the same acceleration due to gravity on the Moon. The acceleration due to gravity on the Moon is about 1/6th of that on Earth, so both weights will fall more slowly than they would on Earth, but they will still fall at the same rate.

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