difference between weight and mass
Asked by PUSHPEKABROY1999 | 13th Sep, 2016, 09:50: AM
Expert Answer:
Weight
- Weight is the measurement of the gravitational pull acting on the concerned body.
- It may vary as per the positioning of the body as the gravitational force or pull also varies accordingly.
- The SI unit of weight is Newton
- For e.g. A body on Moon's surface weighs one sixth of the same on the Earth.
Mass
- Mass is the measurement of the exact amount of matter which a body contains.
- Thus the value of mass for a body remains same irrespective of the position at which the body is placed.
- The SI unit of mass is kilogram (Kg)
- Weight is the measurement of the gravitational pull acting on the concerned body.
- It may vary as per the positioning of the body as the gravitational force or pull also varies accordingly.
- The SI unit of weight is Newton
- For e.g. A body on Moon's surface weighs one sixth of the same on the Earth.
Mass
- Mass is the measurement of the exact amount of matter which a body contains.
- Thus the value of mass for a body remains same irrespective of the position at which the body is placed.
- The SI unit of mass is kilogram (Kg)
Answered by Abhijeet Mishra | 14th Sep, 2016, 10:03: AM
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