Mass and weight

Question 1

what is weight

Answer 1

weight is a gravitational force

Question 2

what is mass

Answer 2

amount of matter in an object

Question 3

difference between mass and weight

Answer 3

The difference between mass and weight is that mass is the amount of matter in a material, while weight is a measure of how the force of gravity acts upon that mass

Question 4

formula for weight

Answer 4

w = mass x gravitational acceleration

Question 5

how can weight (and mass) be measured in terms of equipment

Answer 5

using a balance

Question 6

why is mass a property that resists changes in motion

Answer 6

The greater the mass of an object, the more difficult it is to speed it up, slow it down or change its direction.
This property of mass is sometimes referred to as inertia
Mass is that quantity that is solely dependent upon the inertia of an object

Question 7

what is inertia

Answer 7

Inertia is a property of matter that causes it to resist changes in motion until acted upon by an external force. According to Newton’s first law of motion, an object with a given velocity maintains that velocity unless acted on by an external force. Inertia is the property of matter that makes this law hold true.