Question

what is the difference between mass and weight ks3?

Answer 1

Mass is the amount of matter contained in a body while weight is the force that is exerted by the gravity on the body.

Mass remains constant everywhere whereas weight may differ from place to place.

Mass is usually measured in grams or kilograms, whereas weight is commonly measured in Newtons.

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Answer 2

Mass is a measure of how much matter an object has. Weight is a measure of how strongly gravity pulls on that matter. Thus if you were to travel to the moon your weight would change because the pull of gravity is weaker there than on Earth but, your mass would stay the same because you are still made up of the same amount of matter.