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Strictly speaking weight is the force of gravity acting on an object. It should not be confused with the objects mass.

Weight ⇔ force

When something is on the moon it weights less but its mass is the same.

Something special about gravity is that in the absence of air friction, all objects accelerate down at the same rate irrespective of their weight because as a objects weight increases, so does its mass.

Take the equation..

F = ma

or

(weight of an object) = (its mass) x (its acceleration)

When an objects weight doubles so does it mass, so the acceleration does not change.

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