Mainly because the Imperial system used the same units to refer to either. Also because the public, at large, have not studied (or if they have, do not remember) that mass and weight are two entirely different things.
People often confuse mass and weight because they are related concepts but have different meanings in physics. Mass refers to the amount of matter in an object and does not change regardless of its location, while weight is the force of gravity acting on an object's mass and can vary depending on the gravitational field strength.
The language of mass is typically measured in kilograms or grams, while the language of weight is typically measured in newtons or pounds. In everyday conversation, weight is often referred to in units like kilograms or pounds, which can lead to confusion between mass and weight.
The weight of an object of mass 2m is 2mg. Weight is directly proportional to mass, so if you double the mass, you double the weight.
you can measure weight by a scale. weight could change from place to place like if you go to the moon you will weigh less because there is less gravitational pull on you. it basically depends on mass and mass is the amount of matter an object is made of. mass does not change so on the moon your mass does not change it's your weight that changes
Yes, mass percent and weight percent are generally considered the same when working with everyday units. Both refer to the proportion of a specific component in a mixture relative to the total mass or weight of the mixture, often expressed as a percentage. However, there may be subtle differences in scientific contexts where weight is used to refer to mass influenced by gravity.
People often confuse mass and weight because they are related concepts but have different meanings in physics. Mass refers to the amount of matter in an object and does not change regardless of its location, while weight is the force of gravity acting on an object's mass and can vary depending on the gravitational field strength.
The unit of weight is the newton, since a weight is a force. However, when people say "weight" they often mean "mass" (or confuse weight with mass); and it is common to talk about a person's mass (or incorrectly, a person's "weight") in kilograms.
Mass & weight are often used interchangably, but they are not th same. Weight is equal to the force acting on a mass, normally due to gravitational acceleration.
the word comes from middle English and the definations is: to be mixed up , counfused.
They are most definitely NOT the same, but people often confuse them. The relationship is: weight = mass x gravity That means that, other things being equal, weight is proportional to mass. But it also depends on gravity.
The language of mass is typically measured in kilograms or grams, while the language of weight is typically measured in newtons or pounds. In everyday conversation, weight is often referred to in units like kilograms or pounds, which can lead to confusion between mass and weight.
they are the same thing.
This is often achieved by weighing it. In this case, it may be compared with the weight of a standard (i.e., known) mass.
Grams are mass (often confused with weight) ... and there's no such thing as mass cubed. Sorry.
Kilograms are a measure of mass (often called weight), not height.
For "matter", it would depend what aspect of matter you want to measure.Mass is often measured via its weight; under normal Earth gravity, the weight is proportional to the mass.
Weights are measured in newtons. Note that the mass is measured in kilograms; in popular culture, mass and weight are often confused.