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Q: Why is your weight equal your mass multiplied by the acceleration due to gravity?
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What is mass multiplied by gravity?

Force or weight Force= mass X acceleration gravity is an acceleration (9.8m/s2) Weight = mass X acceleration due to gravity


What is the definition of weight in sciene?

Weight (in kilogrammes) is equal to the mass (in Newtons) multiplied by the acceleration due to gravity (in meters per second squared).W = mgwhere g = 9.81ms-2 (on earth)


What is the weight of a 60 kg man assuming gravity provides an acceleration of 10 m per s2?

The weight is equal to the mass, multiplied by the gravitational field.Due to the units used, the answer in this case is in newton.


What affected by gravity the weight or the mass?

The mass is basically NOT affected by gravity. The weight IS affected, and it is equal to mass x gravity.


How are the mass and weight of an object related?

mass and weight are closely related because mass affects the weight of an object experiencing the effects of gravity. Weight is the measure of the force of gravity on an object's mass, while mass is the measure of how much matter there is in an object.


How much do I weight?

mass times the acceleration due to gravity


What is the formula for weght?

WEIGHT IS EQUAL TO MASS INTO ACCELERATION DUE TO GRAVITY. MATHEMATICALLY: W=mg


Is the acceleration of an object proportional to its weight?

If you meant to say mass instead of weight, the acceleration of an object is inversely proportional to mass, because F=ma. However for falling objects where acceleration is equal to gravity, the weight is not a variable.


Sentence describing gravity and weight?

Weight is a force equal to the product of an object's mass and gravity. Gravity in this context is not a force but an acceleration. Near the Earth's surface, that acceleration is 9.8 m/s², regardless of the mass.


Are weight and mass the same measurement?

No. Weight is a force and is equal to an object's mass X acceleration due to gravity. My mass is the same on the Earth and on the moon but my weight is different because there is less gravity on the moon.


What is gravity if mass is 15kg and weight is 126 newtons?

Gravity (acceleration) is equal to Force divided by mass. So, 126 / 15 = 8.4m/s^2


What is the resulting acceleration of the masses?

F=ma Force is equal to mass multiplied by acceleration.