2007-01-02 23:58:04 · 11 answers · asked by sheldon g 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Mass is the property of a body that causes it to have weight
air molecule is less dense than a lead molecule thus less weight. could be the same amount of molecules per object, density is the issue.
2007-01-03 01:09:48 · answer #1 · answered by iroc 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mass is how much space something takes up while weight is measured according the the gravity acting upon the entity.
So mass akways remains constant, while weight can vary, for example u weigh less on the moon, but u consume the same amount of space
2007-01-03 00:03:21 · answer #2 · answered by maltease14 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mass is how much "stuff" something is made of. Weight is how much force gravity exerts on it. Your mass would be the same on the moon as on the earth (you wouldn't have lost any part of your body), but you would weigh only about 1/6 of your earth weight on the moon.
2007-01-03 01:02:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
so mass is basically how many atoms are in a certain place, so if there where 1,000,000 atoms in some certain space, but there where 10,000in the same space (and the same type of the atoms), the one with 1,000,000 has more mass.
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weight is the gravitational pull of an object by another object (usually earth) so you weigh 100 pounds on earth, you would weigh 250 pounds on jupiter, thats beacuse jupiter has more mass in total but very little compared to it's size, jupiter is WAYYYYYYYYY bigger than earth, but if earth was as big as jupiter, you would be crushed under the weight of your own hair!!! because earth has less mass in total but for its size it has lots! its the planet with the most mass for its size in our solar system.
2007-01-03 01:37:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mass(density) is a constant. Weight is the gravitational attraction between two masses.
2007-01-03 00:16:10 · answer #5 · answered by scott p 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
mass=the property of a body that is a measure of its inertia and that is commonly taken as a measure of the amount of material it contains and causes it to have weight in a gravitational field.
weight=a unit of weight or mass
2007-01-03 00:55:47 · answer #6 · answered by madison4452002 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Weight is a force.
Using for formula F=MA
Force is the product of mass and acceleration (due to gravity)
2007-01-03 00:00:53 · answer #7 · answered by Tom :: Athier than Thou 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Use this to figure it out yourself.
A ton of feathers and a ton of bricks weighs exactly the same. There are more feathers in a ton than there are bricks. The bricks have more solid mass than the feathers.
Got it?
2007-01-02 23:59:56 · answer #8 · answered by kja63 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
According to Webster's ...
Mass is a quantity or aggregate of matter ... density.
Weight is the heaviness of matter.
2007-01-03 00:10:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
mass is the substance's density
weight is the pulling force of gravity acting on the substance
2007-01-03 00:00:06 · answer #10 · answered by monkeyinthepark 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋