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Yes, it is.
When we say "weight", what is meant technically is the force required to decelerate a mass by a given amount or contrarily to accelerate a mass to a given velocity.
Every time we apply a force to a mass, the mass's speed increases (acceleration)
Gravity is a form of acceleration, the Earth is trying to pull us down, however the surface of the planet supplies an opposite force that stops us from falling through the surface.
The force required to stop us from falling through the surface of the Earth is also known as our weight.
As force = mass x acceleration, any individual with a larger mass means that the Earth's surface has to provide a larger force (weight) to oppose the gravitation.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agof=ma, (newtons second law) -Force is equal to mass times acceleration.
mass being constant in all area's of space, and force, or WEIGHT being adjustable in different area's -due to gravity mainly (9.8 ms-2)
so yes Force is the same as Weight, and is measured in newtons
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∙ 13y agoForce and gravity are not exactly the same. Gravity is a type of force, and it is one of the four fundamental forces we recognize.
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How is weight related to the force of gravity?
They are one and the same.
Does mass mean the same as gravity?
no gravity is a force mass is the same as weight
What is the force of gravity acting on the block (the weight) in water?
The force of gravity on a block is the same, whether it is in air or in the water. The apparent weight (the force you need to keep it from falling) is less in water, due to the buoyancy force, which counteracts the weight.
Measure of the force of gravity acting on an object is what?
The force of gravity between the Earth and an object on its surface is what we call the object's "weight". What is not generally appreciated is that the object attracts the Earth toward it with the same force. This means that whatever your weight is on Earth, it's the same as the Earth's weight on you.
What describes the notion that an object floats if the buoyant force on the object is equal to the objects weight?
Bouyancy is defined as the force on a object submerged in a fluid equal to the difference in weight of the object and the fluid displaced. If the total weight of the object is the same as the same volume of the fluid, the bouyant force is zero, and the object will stay in the same place.
How is weight related to the force of gravity?
They are one and the same.
Does mass mean the same as gravity?
no gravity is a force mass is the same as weight
What is the force of gravity acting on the block (the weight) in water?
The force of gravity on a block is the same, whether it is in air or in the water. The apparent weight (the force you need to keep it from falling) is less in water, due to the buoyancy force, which counteracts the weight.
When gravitational force changes. changes to the same degree?
Weight
How is mass weight and force the same?
They're not. Weight and force are the same, but mass doesn't belong."Mass" is the stuff an object is made of, and never changes."Weight" is the force of gravity between the object and another mass.Weight depends on what the other mass is, and how far the object is from it.That's why the same mass has different weights on the earth and moon.
Is gravitational force same for every body?
no, because gravitational force depents on the object's weight.
Measure of the force of gravity acting on an object is what?
The force of gravity between the Earth and an object on its surface is what we call the object's "weight". What is not generally appreciated is that the object attracts the Earth toward it with the same force. This means that whatever your weight is on Earth, it's the same as the Earth's weight on you.
What describes the notion that an object floats if the buoyant force on the object is equal to the objects weight?
Bouyancy is defined as the force on a object submerged in a fluid equal to the difference in weight of the object and the fluid displaced. If the total weight of the object is the same as the same volume of the fluid, the bouyant force is zero, and the object will stay in the same place.
What sentence can you use with buoyant force and Archimedes principle the same sentence?
a bouoyant force a weight and light
How much down force is needed to lift a helicopter?
The same force as the weight of the helicopter and its crew and cargo.
Force of gravity on a person or object at the same surface of a planet?
weight
Does weight have direction?
Yes. Weight is the amount of gravitational force on an object. So, it has the same direction as gravity.
