define weight. How does it differ from mass
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1) Mass is a measurement of the amount of matter something contains, while Weight is the measurement of the pull of gravity on an object. 2) Mass is measured by using a balance comparing a known amount of matter to an unknown amount of matter.
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ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ :
ɪᴛ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴀsᴜʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʀᴄᴇ ᴏғ ɢʀᴀᴠɪᴛʏ ᴀᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴀ ʙᴏᴅʏ.
ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʀᴍᴜʟᴀ ғᴏʀ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ɪs ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ʙʏ:
ᴍᴀss ɪs ᴀ ᴍᴇᴀsᴜʀᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴍᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀɪɴs, ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴀsᴜʀᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜʟʟ ᴏғ ɢʀᴀᴠɪᴛʏ ᴏɴ ᴀɴ ᴏʙᴊᴇᴄᴛ.
ᴍᴀss ᴅᴏᴇsɴ'ᴛ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇs ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇs ᴠᴀʀʏɪɴɢ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ.
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