If the gravity of the moon is about #1/6#th the gravity on earth, how will a clock's period on the moon compare with that on earth?
1 Answer
Aug 13, 2016
Will run slow
Explanation:
For small-ish oscillations, we know that period, T, of an oscillation is
as
then
So, if you like, a tick and a tock should take 2.45 times as long and the clock should run slow.