Differentiate between-(1) mass and weight (2) Inertia and buoyancy
Asked by dude.yuv
| 11th Jun, 2015,
04:52: PM
Expert Answer:
Mass and Weight:
Mass of a body is the quantity of matter contained in it. Mass is denoted using m or M. The mass of a substance is constant and does not change form place to place.
Weight is the measure of the amount of force acting on a mass due to the acceleration due to gravity. Weight usually is denoted by W. The weight of a substance changes form place to place.
For example, if you were to travel to the Moon your weight would change because the pull of gravity is weaker there than on Earth but, your mass would stay the same because you are still made up of the same amount of matter.
Inertia and Buoyancy:
Inertia is the property of a body due to which it resists a change in its state of rest or of uniform motion.
The tendency of a liquid to exert an upward force on an object placed in it, is called buoyancy.
Weight is the measure of the amount of force acting on a mass due to the acceleration due to gravity. Weight usually is denoted by W. The weight of a substance changes form place to place.
Answered by Yashvanti Jain
| 13th Dec, 2017,
07:57: PM
Concept Videos
- a farmer goes from 1 end to the diagonally opposite and of a square field of side 10 m the displacement of the farmer is.
- define motion
- what should we called which is in rest as well as in motion
- a ball is thrown vertically upward with a velocity of 49m/s calculate maximum height attains by the ball
- what is motion
- Distance and displacement .clarify the difference
- What is motion
- how can you say that a body is in motion is it a common property
- What is motion
- l want answers for this
Kindly Sign up for a personalised experience
- Ask Study Doubts
- Sample Papers
- Past Year Papers
- Textbook Solutions
Sign Up
Verify mobile number
Enter the OTP sent to your number
Change