2006-06-10 17:31:05 · 5 answers · asked by Sharmaine Grace A 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Mass is the amount of matter present in a body and is an intrinsic property of the body. Mass of an object remains the same always at any place.
Weight on the other hand is the force which a given mass feels due to the gravity at its place. Weight is measured in units of Force like Newton (which is the SI unit of Force).
If your mass is 60 kgs then your weight is approximately 60 x 10 = 600 Newtons. This is because
Force = mass x acceleration (From Newton's second Law)
Thus, weight = mass x acceleration due to gravity
2006-06-10 17:44:00 · answer #1 · answered by ♥-=-TLCNJ19-=-♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mass is the total matter present in a body
weight is the force with which earth pulls an object towards its centre
W=mg
where W =weight
m=mass
g=acceleration due to gravity
Its value is taken as 9.8 m/s2 or 10m/s2
2006-06-10 17:42:01 · answer #2 · answered by Sidra T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mass is the total matter present in the body but weight is the force which the earth or any other planet exerts on it.
2006-06-10 17:35:56 · answer #3 · answered by silverglassshines 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mass is the total matter present whereas weight is the measurement of the gravitational force on that matter.
2006-06-11 06:58:54 · answer #4 · answered by frodobaggins1000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mass is very long and boring. Weight is something you either put on or take off. Ha!
2006-06-10 17:37:01 · answer #5 · answered by mchlmybelle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋