Mass versus Weight

Question 1

What is mass?

Answer 1

Mass is the amount of matter in an object.

Question 2

What is weight?

Answer 2

Weight is a force and is caused by the pull of gravity acting on a mass. Weight
is a vector quantity which means it has both magnitude and direction.

Question 3

Fact about mass..

Answer 3

Mass is not a force and has the same value anywhere in the Universe, including
outer space.

Question 4

Facts about weight..

Answer 4

Weight has different values depending on where the object is in the Universe.

Question 5

What is gravity?

Answer 5

Gravity is the force that attracts objects with mass towards each other.

Question 6

Facts about gravity..

Answer 6

The bigger the mass of the object, the stronger the force of gravity.

Question 7

What can gravitational pull be called?

Answer 7

gravitational field strength.

Question 8

Formula for weight?

Answer 8

weight=mass x gravitational field strength

W=m x g

Question 9

What is weight measured in?

Answer 9

Newtons

Question 10

What is mass measured in?

Answer 10

Mass is measured in kilograms

Question 11

What is gravitational field strength measured in?

Answer 11

Newtons per kilogram

N/Kg

Question 12

What is the gravitational field strength in earth?

Answer 12

10 N/Kg

Question 13

Formula for gravity

Answer 13

Weight/ Kilogram

Question 14

Formula for mass?

Answer 14

weight/gravity