how is weight a force?????

Question

aslo how is mass different then weight

Answer 1

Weight is the amount of gravity acting on an object. Therefore gravity is a force. Gravity is the force that surrounds us everywhere. Weight is the result of gravity so basically weight is related to a force. Mass is the amount of matter in an object and weight is the amount of gravity acting on an object. They are both different because they use different units of measurement and both measure different things.

Answer 2

Mass and Weight are completely different subjects. First of all, weight is the sum total of all the forces in the universe, not just Earth's gravity. If you were completely alone in a dark, empty universe, your weight would be exactly zero. Now, add the planets, add the stars, add the cosmic dust and your weight is around 50 kilograms at sea level on the third rock from the sun. Therefore, your weight Chica, is the sum total of all the gravitational attractions in the universe acting upon your heavenly body I presume. Mass is the amount of substance that composes your body. I strongly believe that confusion about these subjects arises from the fact that scientists, teachers, and students use balances to measure mass, when in reality they are measuring weight.

Answer 3

There are not any G-forces skilled throughout a freewall. In truth, you're weightless technically talking. A loose-falling frame is aligned to the gravitational pull of the earth, as a consequence weightless. Pilots then again, revel in prime G-forces whilst going better (competition of gravity) and bringing the airplane to a halt (managed deceleration in opposition to gravity).

Answer 4

Weight is a force because Weight = Mass times gravity.

Weight desribes how gravity affects mass.

Mass describes "how much" you have. In other words, 100 kg on Earth is 100 kg on the Moon.

However, gravity on the moon is different. Someone who weights 100 pounds on earth will weigh 16.6 pounds on the moon.

Answer 5

F = ma

Weight is mass times the acceleration due to gravity.

On average, Earth's gravity accelerates object at 9.81 m/s^2.

So, the force of someone's weight would be their mass (in kg)times 9.81 m/s^2. This would be measured in Newtons.

Answer 6

Weight is the force acting on (any) object/s, downwards. (In other words M.g)

Mass, theoretically is how much material an object is made up of shape-wise and density. (In other words P.V

"How much do you weigh?" = Give your answer in Newtons; a unit for force
"How much is your mass?" = You CAN give your units in Stone et cetera, but a more useful term is in standard SI units; kilograms.

Your welcome.

Answer 7

A force is defined by its amplitude, and direction. Weight is vertically directed downward, and its amplitude is its mass. The direction is due to the attraction of earth (gravity).

Answer 8

it depends on how much force is applied

Answer 9

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