An object on the Earth has a center of gravity that is 6.0 cm above its base. If the same object was taken to the Moon, where the acceleration due to gravity is 1/6th the value on Earth, how far above the base (cm) would the center of gravity be? O 6.0 O 15 O 3.0 O2.4 O 36 O 8.4 3.6 O 1.0

An object on the Earth has a center of gravity that is 6.0 cm above its base. If the same object was taken to the Moon, where the acceleration due to gravity is 1/6th the value on Earth, how far above the base (cm) would the center of gravity be? O 6.0 O 15 O 3.0 O2.4 O 36 O 8.4 3.6 O 1.0

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An object on the Earth has a center of gravity that is 6.0 cm above its base. If the same object was taken to the Moon, where the
acceleration due to gravity is 1/6th the value on Earth, how far above the base (cm) would the center of gravity be?
O 6.0
O 15
O 3.0
O 2.4
O 36
O 8.4
O 3.6
O 1.0

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