the acceleration due to the gravity near the surface of the moon is about one sixthof the value near the Earth's surface. If a rock were dropped from equal heights on the moon and earth, the time it would take the rock from the moon to hit the ground would be?

the acceleration due to the gravity near the surface of the moon is about one sixthof the value near the Earth's surface. If a rock were dropped from equal heights on the moon and earth, the time it would take the rock from the moon to hit the ground would be?

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