2006-08-29 23:37:45 · 9 answers · asked by Ruccu 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Mass is the amount of matter in something.
Volume is the amount of space something takes up.
Weight is the amount of force gravity puts on something, it is determined by the amount of mass.
2006-08-29 23:42:03 · answer #1 · answered by eyesinthedarkness 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Volume is the quantity of space taken up by something. For something like a cardboard box, you can calculate it using 'height x width x depth'. It can also be the capacity of a container (in gallons or litres).
Mass and weight are related, but not the same. Mass can be thought of as an objects resitance to accelleration. If you put an object on an ice rink and applied a force to it, the mass is a measure of how much force (in newtons) you would have to apply to accellerate the object by 1 metre per second per second.
Weight is the force pulling an object towards the ground under gravity. If an boject is nowhere near the earth or another planet or star with gravity, then it is weightless.
Weight is the mass (in grammes), multiplied by a gravitational constant spcefic to the planet (9.8 metres per second per second in the case of the earth).
Old units such as pounds and ounces are weights, while kilogrammes are units of mass.
2006-08-29 23:52:52 · answer #2 · answered by ricochet 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mass - the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
Volume - he amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object; "the gas expanded to twice its original volume"
Weight - the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
2006-08-29 23:46:59 · answer #3 · answered by renrew_otg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Weight:The gravitational force of attraction between a mass, m, and the mass of the Earth In SI weight can be calculated from Weight = F = mg , where g = 9.81 m/s2
Density
mass density mass= mass/volume
weight density = weight/volume
2006-08-29 23:52:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mass is the amount unemcumbered by gravity.
Volume is length X width X height of an object.
Weight is the mass X force of gravity.
2006-08-29 23:55:40 · answer #5 · answered by JPH 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mass is the amount of matter in a certain object.
Volume is the amount of space it takes.i.e. its height into length into breadth.
Weight is the force applied on the ground by a certain mass.i.e. mass into acceleration due to gravity(a constant. Has a value of 9.8ms-2 on earth).
2006-08-29 23:55:35 · answer #6 · answered by raveenphy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mass as every1 wud have said is the ''amount of matter''contained in a body but since the ''amount of matter'' itself is not defined......we can say tht mass of a body is a measure of its inertia(unchanging tendency)-more inertia more mass
volume is the total amount of space occupied by a body tht is includin its area nd its height
weight is the force by which a body is pulled towards its centre
it can vary wid variation in gravity but mass can't coz mass is fixed
2006-08-30 00:18:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mass ------ the amount of matter in something.
Volume ------ the amount of space something takes up.
Weight ------ the amount of force gravity puts on something, it
changes depending on which planet are u in
2006-08-30 00:00:33 · answer #8 · answered by curious 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mass---->quantity of matter or substance of an object
weight--->Gravitational force experienced by an object
volume-->Space occupied by an object
mass is constant in entire universe
weight is different at places with different gravitational intensity
volume is constant in entire universe
2006-08-29 23:48:08 · answer #9 · answered by pragyp 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋