Why don't moon rocks float off the moon?

Subject: Why don't moon rocks float off the moon?

Date: Tue Oct 14 16:07:44 1997
Posted by Landon Argent
Grade level: K-3
School: Broadway Elementary School
City: Melfort State/Province: SK
Country: Canada
Area of science: Astronomy
ID: 876863264.As

Message:

People who go to the moon can jump really high and float around. They are heavier than the little rocks that are on the moon. Why don't the rocks float off the moon if they are so light?

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