Question

17. Define the terms mass and weight.
18. Distinguish between mass and weight.​

Answer 1

Answer:

17.Mass is quantity of matter present in an object .

weight is the force with which earth pulls any object towards its center.

18.Mass is a scalar quantity while weight is a vector quantity.SI unit of mass is kg nd of weight it is Newton(N).

Answer 2

Answer:

The mass of an object is a measure of the objects inertial

property, or the amount of matter it contains.

the weight of an object is a measure of the force exerted on the object by gravity.

Mass

1. Mass =volume ×density.
2. SI unit of mass is kg.
3. Mass does not change according to location.

Weight

1. Weight =mass×acceleration due to gravity.
2. SI unit of weight is NEWTON.
3. weight varies according to the location.

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