2007-02-22 06:16:54 · 9 answers · asked by henry f 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
mass is in kilograms
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 is mass times the acceleration due to gravity
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
If you go to moon your mass remains same, i.e 60 kgs, but your weight becomes less by 1/6 amount, since moon's gravity is 1/6 that of earth.
2007-02-22 06:20:57 · answer #1 · answered by Kelly B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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).
2007-02-22 06:22:35 · answer #2 · answered by feralpundit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The short answer is that there is often no difference. A common meaning of "weight" is "mass."
This is the way the question is often phrased. But it is misleading.
The original meaning of "weight," still in general use today, is equivalent to mass. But a definition common in physics uses "weight" for a particular kind of force, and there are other definitions as well (when archers talk of the "weight" of their bows, they're talking about a force that results not from gravity, but from muscle power). Accepting the fact that "weigh" and "weight" are ambiguous makes these concepts easier to understand.
Even when weight is limited to its definition as a force, it is normally limited to a particular kind of force due to the attraction of gravity. Thus, depending on the definition used, weight is a concept either too broad or too narrow to be contraposed with mass in this way. Call the other quantity force; it works much better that way.
2007-02-22 06:22:07 · answer #3 · answered by Duke 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In on a daily basis existence we are slightly slack approximately making a large distinction between weight and mass, and we degree them the two in kilograms. it rather is via the fact gravity would not variety in hardship-free customary circumstances. yet strictly talking, weight is measured in newtons, no longer kg. Weight is a stress; mass instances acceleration, and the acceleration via gravity here on the earth's floor is, close to adequate, 10 metres in line with 2d in line with 2d. So some thing which "weighs"a million kg. has a mass of a million kg and a weight of 10 newtons. in case you took it to the Moon, it would nevertheless have a mass of a million kg., yet its weight might basically be some million.6 newtons.
2016-11-25 00:13:23 · answer #4 · answered by Erika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mass is the measurment of amount of matter an object contains. Weight is the pull of gravity on that object.
Mass of an object does not change with change of location. Weight does change with change of location.
Weight = mass X gravity (w=mg)
2007-02-22 06:28:02 · answer #5 · answered by thinbrownline 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mass is the volume of space an object takes up and weight is how heavy that mass is.
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2007-02-22 06:20:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mass is how much stuff is there. Weight is the force exerted on the mass from gravitational pull.
Women never tell their weight, but you can always tell their mass.
2007-02-22 07:09:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mass is a measure of how much matter an object has. Weight is a measure of how strongly gravity pulls on that matter.
2007-02-22 07:01:06 · answer #8 · answered by sweet113509 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to get confused on that also...so I will unconfuse you. Mass is the amount of space in something...so like the human body our mass is the amount of space in there...
Weight is much different...Your wieght is the force that's pulling you down by...yep you got it....Gravity !
It's pulling you down by 9.8 m/s/s
When you stand on a scale...for example if it says 110 pounds it doesn't actually mean that the amount in your body is 110 pounds because if went in Jupiter and you stood on a scale...you would weigh a lot more than 110 punds because the force of gravity on Jupiter is greater than on Earth
Hope you get it
Your welcome =)
2007-02-22 07:12:36 · answer #9 · answered by A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋