Is weight measured in pounds or newtons?

Answer 1

Yes, weight is measured in newtons as it is a force caused by the effect of gravity on an object's mass. Weight is measured by newtons, mass by kilograms.

Answer 2

'Weight' is a force, and can be described with any unit of force.

'Newton' is the unit of force in the SI system.

'Kilogram' is a unit of mass, not force. The weight of an amount of mass is always

the same as long as it stays on the same planet. But when that same mass leaves

the Earth and goes to other places, then its weight changes.

Since all of human history so far has taken place on the Earth, a lot of people have

gotten used to describing weights in terms the mass that has that weight on Earth.

According to that habit, 'one kilogram' is the same as 9.8 newtons of weight, or

2.205 pounds of weight. But it's not a good habit, and now that we're beginning

to do things in other places away from the Earth, the folks who are in that habit are

going to have trouble. They'll be shocked the first time they're someplace where

1 kilogram doesn't 'weigh 1 kilogram'.

Answer 3

Mass is measured in kilograms. Forces are measured in newtons.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

No, weight isn't measured in newtons. Force is measured in newtons. Weight is a measure of gravitational force.

Answer 6

Newtons is a unit of Force. Kilograms (kg) are most commonly used to express weight

Answer 7

Either one ... they are both units of force.

Answer 8

No. Using SI units, speed is measured in meters/second. Force is measured in newtons.

Answer 9

Weight is typically measured in pounds in the Imperial system (United States) and in newtons in the Metric system used in most other countries.