A student writes the following script for a scene in a futuristic movie: A rocket ship is landing on the Moon where many astronauts are already standing. As the rocket ship lands, the astronauts are overwhelmed by the loud noise of the rocket lowering towards them. When the ship lands, the astronauts can feel a vibration ripple through the Moon’s surface beneath their feet.

What is the scientific inaccuracy in this scene?

Respuesta :

Answer: No crash landing on the surface of the moon and there is no vibration due to low acceleration due to gravity.

Explanation:

The rocket ship can't land on the surface of the moon because it depends on winged flight for its controlled descent to the surface of the Earth.  Since the moon has no real atmosphere, the wings would not be able to glide the craft smoothly to the moon's surface.

The acceleration due to gravity in the moon is very low compared to the earth. The astronauts cannot experience vibration ripple through the Moon’s surface beneath their feet because the low level acceleration due to gravity will drastically affect the weight of the ship.