Moon effect. some people believe that the moon controls their activities. if the moon moves from being directly on the opposite side of earth from you to being directly overhead, by what percentage does (a) the moon's gravitational pull on you increase and (b) your weight (as measured on a scale) decrease? assume that the earth–moon (center-to-center) distance is 3.82 × 108 m, earth's radius is 6.37 × 106 m, moon's mass is 7.36 × 1022 kg, and earth's mass is 5.98 × 1024 kg.