Question

State three differences between mass and weight.

Answer 1

Mass- 1) It is the amount of matter present in an object.
2) Mass of an object is the measure of its inertia.
3) It is a scaler quantity
4) SI unit : Kilograms (kg)

Weight-1) It is the force with which a body is attracted towards the Earth.
2) Weight of an object is not the measure of its inertia.
3)It is a vector quantity
4) SI unit : Newton (N)

Answer 2

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• It is constant for a body and it does not change by changing the place of the body
• S.I unit is kilogram
• It is the quantity of matter of a body

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• It is not constant for a body,but it changes from place to place
• It is measured by a spring balance
• S.I unit is newton (N)