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Discuss which requires more fuel: a rocket going from
Chapter 29, Problem 105TAD(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Discuss which requires more fuel: a rocket going from Earth to the Moon or a rocket returning from the Moon to Earth.
Questions & Answers
QUESTION:
Discuss which requires more fuel: a rocket going from Earth to the Moon or a rocket returning from the Moon to Earth.
ANSWER:Step 1 of 2
We know Earth has a greater gravitational pull than the moon.
So, in order to escape the gravitational attraction of the Earth, which is stronger than that of the Moon on its surface, a rocket must expend more fuel than it would if it were trying to escape the gravity of the Moon.