mass and weight

Question 1

what is mass

Answer 1

(unit kg/kilograms) the amount of matter in an object, it is the measure of the inertia of an object

Question 2

what is weight

Answer 2

(unit N/newtons) is the force of gravity acting on a mass, it is a gravitational force

Question 3

significance of mass

Answer 3

• property of an object that resists change in the motion of the object (inertia)
• source of the weight of an object

Question 4

formula for mass/weight

Answer 4

weight = mass x gravitational field strength

note: in earth the gfs is always 10