Question
What is the difference between mass and weight?
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Answer
| Mass | Weight |
| 1. It is the measure of quantity of matter contained in the body, at rest. | 1. It is the force with which the earth attracts a body. |
| 2. It is a scalar quantity. | 2. It is a vector quantity. |
| 3. ITS SI unit is kg. | 3. Its SI unit is newton (N). |
| 4. It is measured by a physical or beam balance. | 4. It is measured by a spring balance which is calibrated to read in newton. |
| 5. It is constant for a body and does not change by changing the place of a body. | 5. It is not constant for a body, but varies from place to place on the earths surface and also with altitude and depth from the earth's surface. |
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