Question

The gravity on Mars is 62% lower than the gravity on Earth, meaning that someone weighing 980 newtons on Earth would weigh 372 newtons on Mars (Williams, 2014). Imagine that you were able to move to Mars. Discuss some of the activities you engage in every day that would be dramatically different in lower gravity.

What would be the advantages or disadvantages?

Would some of your daily activities be easier, more difficult, or even completely impossible?

If you could create your workspace in an environment with or without gravity, which would you choose? Why?

How would the gravity or lack of gravity impact your physical activity?

References

Williams, M. (2014, December 10). How strong is the gravity on Mars? Universe Today. Retrieved from http://www.universetoday.com/14859/gravity-on-mars/

Answer 1

1. Some activities we engage in every day are below that would be dramatically different in lower gravity-

Jumping from a wall down on floor will take more time in lower gravity than earth. Milk will make more time to go inside the kettle while dropping it from above to prepare tea.

2. Advantage- It will take less effort to carry a weight in lower gravity.

Less electric power should be used to flow water in pipeline for high building.

Disadvantage-  mainly on health which includes loss of muscle mass (muscle deterioration), bone density (osteoporosis- weakness of bone) , organ function and eyesight.

3. If I am interested to make my workspace at a place which has gravity similar to the earth since I have spent more time in this place and my body is habitual to perform its best function in earth like gravity. Less gravity has disadvantage for health. If needed lower gravity experiment it can be created artificially in earth like gravity area.

4. Lack of gravity has main impact on health  which includes loss of muscle mass (muscle deterioration), bone density (osteoporosis- weakness of bone) , organ function and eyesight.