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An objects weight is the amount of the pull of gravity on an object. On the other hand, mass is the amount of matter in an object. You`re mass is the same on every planet. For example, lets say on earth you weighed 100 pounds. On Venus you would weigh the same. BUT, you`re weight is different on different planets. For example, on the moon, the amount of the pull of gravity on you would be different in a way that you would be 70% lighter. Hope that helps. Adios! And no, I am NOT Spanish.
(False) It would be the same on the moon as it is on Earth.
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Why do people have different weight on different planets or on the moon?
Because different planets have different mass, which means that gravity is weaker or stronger depending on the mass. If gravity is stronger than objects will have more weight, and if it's weaker they will have less weight.
Why do objects have weight?
Because its the measure of gravitational force on an object
Distinguish between the mass of an object and the object's weight?
The mass of an object is unchanging relative to the local gravity. The weight of an object is relative to the strength of the gravity in which it is weighed. The metric unit gram is a measure of mass. The English system unit a pound is a measure of weight. Something that has a mass of 1 kilogram on Earth has the same mass on the Moon, but two entirely different weights. On Earth, a 1 kilogram mass weighs approximately 2.2 pounds. On the Moon, where the gravity is about 1/6th that of Earth, the same 1 kilogram mass weighs only a little over 1/3 of a pound. A weight of an object is a consequence of its having a mass, in the presence of a gravitational field. A mass is a property of the object, won't change unless the integrity of the object is affected. Its weight, though, is a consequence of the object being nearby another (massive) object, in most contexts that will be the (surface of the) Earth. Say a bowling ball weights 3 kilograms. This a short for saying 'on the surface of the Earth, this bowling ball is atracted to the Earth with a force of 3 kilograms', or, more properly said, with a force equal to 3 x 9,8 Newton (Newton is the proper measuring unit for force). If that bowling ball was on the surface of the Moon, it would weight about 0,5 kilograms, one sixth more or less of its weight on the Earth. Yet, its mass would still be 3 kilograms. If you were to hang vertically (somehow) from a rope your bowling ball, so it stands still, the rope would have to be able to resist 3 kilos in the Earth, in the Moon a rope that can take 0,5 kg would be enough. But say you try to throw the ball away, doing it the way hammer throw athletes do in the Olympics, swinging it around you in circles, then releasing it. While you make it turn around you (horizontally), the tension in the rope depends on the speed at which you make it turn and *the mass* of the ball. If you make it turn at the same speed (with the same rope length), the tension on the rope will be same on Earth and on the Moon. But the distance your throwing attempt will reach would be different, since it depends on *the weight* of the ball. On the Moon, all being equal (speed in swinging the ball, length of the rope, angle of your throw), you would reach 6 times farther than in the Earth. Other experiments you might perform on the Moon or on the surface on other unknown space bodies, might involve measuring the period of oscillations of your bowling ball when attached to string, or playing 'pool' with another ball of known mass and measuring speeds and angles after and before their collision. This is because the physics principles involved in those experiments (preservation of energy, preservation of linear momentum, respectively), do involve the mass of the objects, not their weight.
Which statement is true about the demand for housing in the 1950s?
Demand for housing was high
What is the difference between an objects mass and weight?
The Difference:Mass - is the amount of matter in an objectWeight - the magnitude of gravitational force acting on an objectHow they are measured:Mass - balanceWeight - scaleUnit of measurement:Mass - grams (g) and kilograms (kg)Weight - newtons (N)
Does weight define an objects mass?
No, weight is a force. Mass is proportional to density.
Are objects masses?
Of course objects have mass because Mass is any object that has weight.
Does mass or weight depend on a objects location?
Yes. Weight does.
What factors determine the force of gravity between two objects?
the mass of the objects and the distance of the objects
Is it true weight is a measure of the pull of gravity on an object?
mass is how much weight an object has so mass (N) measures how much weight (G) an object has
Does density define an objects mass?
weight
Does an objects weight increases its mass decrases?
no, weight is just an objects mass with the force of gravity, so as one increases the other will increase too
Does increasing an objects mass affect the objects weight if gravity does not change?
yes
Who found (discovered) that objects of different mass and weight fall at the same rate?
Who found (discovered) that objects of different mass and weight fall at the same rate
The pull of gravity on an objects mass is called what?
Its weight
What does mass mean in physic properties?
Mass is a property that gives objects the following:* It provides objects with weight. (Note: weight = mass x gravity) * It provides objects with inertia. The higher the mass of an object, the harder it is to change its velocity.
What does the mass number identify?
The mass number identifies how much an objects weight is.
