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What does weight and mass mean?

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mass is the amount of stuff in something. density is how tight,compact,and squished together something is. volume is the amount of space something takes up.the volume of a 3-D CUBE(sphere ETC.) is lengthxwidthxhight. mass======== density x volume. weight=mass x GRAVITY.GRAVITY is in there because:::::::::go to moon,less gravity on moon,same mass(you)=less weight.

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Weight is the force due to gravity of some object. Weight is measured in newtons, but many people confuse that with kilograms. Mass is the amount of some object, measured in kilograms, that is independent of gravity.

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