Mass versus Weight

How are weight and mass different?

To understand the differences we need to compare a few points

1) Mass is a measurement of the amount of matter something contains, while Weight is the measurement of the pull of gravity on an object.

2) Mass is measured by using a balance comparing a known amount of matter to an unknown amount of matter. Weight is measured on a scale

3) The Mass of an object doesn't change when an object's location changes. Weight, on the otherhand does change with location.

If a cube has a mass of 90.91 kilograms and a weight of 200 pounds on Earth, what will its mass and weight be on another planet?

Base your answer on the gravity stated for each planet.

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The Moon has a gravity that is 0.165 of Earth's.

The cube will have a weight

of pounds )

and a mass of

kilograms

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Venus has a gravity that is 0.88 of Earth's.

The cube will have a weight

of pounds

Soma and a mass

of kilograms

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Jupiter has a gravity that is 2.34 times greater than Earth's.

The cube will have a weight

of pounds

Sbma and a mass

of kilograms

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