Question: why are astronauts able to jump higher on the moon?
Answer: The acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the Moon is about 1.625 m/s^2, about 16.6% that on Earth's surface or 0.16g. Over the entire surface, the variation in gravitational acceleration is about 0.0253 m/s^2 (1.6% of the acceleration due to gravity). ... Hence, an astronaut can jump higher on moon than earth.