what is the difference between Mass and Weight ?

♦Mass is the quantity of matter contained in a body, while weight is the force by which the body is pulled to the earth’s center.

♦Mass is an intrinsic property of a body, as it remains the same everywhere in the universe. Weight is variable due to change in the magnitude of the gravitational force applied by the earth.

♦Mass is denoted by “M” while Weight (W) = Mass (M) * Gravitational acceleration (g)

♦Mass can never be zero, for then the body will have no existence. Weight can be zero if there is no gravitational force acting on the body, like that in the space.

♦Mass is indestructible But weight can be increased when there is more gravitational impact and decreased when less gravitational impact.

♦Mass is measured by a common balance. Weight is measured by a spring balance.

♦Mass is scalar and has no direction dependency. Weight is vector and is directed towards the center of the earth..

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“Weight” is a measure of the gravitational pull on an object. No gravity, no weight.

“Mass” on the other hand is constant. No matter where you are, you always have the same mass.

Now these two things are related. The more mass you have, the more gravity will attract that mass, thus you’ll have more weight, assuming that there is some gravity.

Something on the moon will way 1/6th of what it does here on earth (it has less weight). Suppose you have two objects, and one of them has twice the mass of the other. On earth, one is 6 pounds and the other is 12 pounds (twice as much). On the moon, these will be 1 and 2 pounds, respectively. The weight is proportional to the mass.

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Mass is a measure of how much matter an object has. Weight is a measure of how strongly gravity pulls on that matter. Thus if you were to travel to the moon your weight would change because the pull of gravity is weaker there than on Earth but, your mass would stay the same because you are still made up of the same amount of matter.

Mass is determined only by the amount of matter contained in an object.

Any two masses exert a mutual attractive force on each other. The amount of that force is weight. A one kilogram mass on the Earth’s surface results in 2.2 pounds of force between the mass and the Earth, so we say the mass weighs 2.2 pounds. That same one kilogram mass on the Moon, because of the Moon’s lower mass, results in only about 1/3 pounds of mutual force.

Just remember that the weight of an object depends on where it is, while its mass stays the same.

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Mass

Weight

(1) The quantity of matter in a body is called its mass.

(1) Weight is the force by which the earth attracts a body towards its center.

(2) Mass is a scalar quantity.

(2) Weight is a vector quantity and is always directed towards the center of the earth.

(3) Mass of a body is always constant every where in the universe.

(3) Weight of a body vary place to place and become zero on the center of earth and far away from the surface of earth.

(4) Mass of a moving body is m=F/a.

(4) Weight of a body is W = mg.

(5) Mass can be determine by an ordinary balance.

(5) Weight of a body is measured by spring balance.

(6) Unit of mass in S.I system is KILOGRAM ( kg).

Mass is the same wherever you are. Weight is a way of measuring mass that depends on gravity. So while your mass is the same on Earth as it is on the moon, your weight would be different because the gravity is different. In fact, even on Earth your weight will change (though in very, very small increments) as you increase/decrease elevation. This is because the force of gravity decreases as you get farther away from the center of the Earth. Technically, the gravity on your head is lower than the gravity on your feet, if you’re standing up. But again, it’s a very tiny difference, completely unnoticeable.

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Mass never changes. Weight is due to gravity.

Like example:

An object weighs 6kg on earth. If the gravity on the moon is 6 times weaker than that on earth, the mass of the object is still 6kg on the moon, while the weight is about 1kg on the moon.

Difference between mass and Weight:

1)Mass remains the same every where. 1)Weight changes with change in gravity.

Weight= mass * gravitational acceleration

Mass is the amount of matter (stuff) in an object. (units KG).

Weight is the force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity.

So,

On earth 10 newton per KG which is weight=mass x accelaration due to gravity.