An object attached to a spring scale reads 10 N on the surface of Earth. If the acceleration due to gravity on the Moon is 16th that of Earth and what would its reading be on the surface of the Mo?

The weight of the object on Earth is 10 N, which is determined by the gravitational force acting on it. Since the acceleration due to gravity on the Moon is 1/16th that of Earth, we can calculate the weight on the Moon by dividing the Earth weight by 16. Thus, the reading on the spring scale on the Moon would be approximately 0.625 N (10 N / 16).