Question

2. Answer the following questions.
a. What is the difference between mass and
weight of an object. Will the mass and
weight of an object on the earth be same
as their values on Mars? Why?​

Answer 1

Answer:

a. The mass of an object is a measure of the object's 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, or the force needed to support it. The pull of gravity on the earth gives an object a downward acceleration of about 9.8 m/s2.

The weight of a body can be measured using a spring balance and a weighing machine. The mass of an object on the Earth will be the same as that on Mars but its weight on both the planets will be different. ... It is a constant for every object falling on Earth's surface.