What+is+the+difference+between+weight+and+mass?


 * __WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WEIGHT AND MASS?__**

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Mass is how much matter is contained in an object. Weight is the force on an object due to gravity. Imagine a bowling ball out in space away from any gravitational force. The ball has no weight because it is there is no gravity. It still has mass because there is still matter in the ball.

Paul Walorski, B.A., Part-time Physics Instructor

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__Additional Responses:__ Mass is a measure of how much matter an object has. Weight is a measure of how strongly gravity pulls on that matter. If you were to travel to the moon your weight would change because the pull of gravity is weaker there than on Earth but, your mass would stay the same because you are still made up of the same amount of matter. Terran Fong http://www.physlink.com/education/askexperts/ae321.cfm http://www.hitxp.com/zone/tutorials/physics/difference-between-mass-and-weight-physical-body/

The difference between weight and mass is rather simple. Mass, as Isaac Newton put it, is the quantity of matter in an object. The most often used units to measure mass are kilograms, and grams. The entire idea of weight can be simply understood as the force of the earth pulling on the mass. Weight all depends on this, for example, if you weigh 110pounds on earth, you will weigh only 1/6 of that ton the moon, while your mass will not change. Your mass can change your weight.

Jaime Abels 2.23.12

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