Compare and contrast of mass of weight
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The difference between mass and weight is that mass is the amount of matter in a material, while weight is a measure of how the force of gravity acts upon that mass. Mass is the measure of the amount of matter in a body. ... Weight usually is denoted by W. Weight is mass multiplied by the acceleration of gravity (g).
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Mass is defined as the total quantity of matter present in a substance.
Weight is defined as the force due to gravity on an object.
Mass is always the same in every medium.
Weight varies in medium because the gravitation force varies. For example the gravitaional force is greater at the poles than the equator.
The SI unit of mass is KG
The SI unit of weight is Newton.
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