
What is the difference between weight and mass?
Nov 1, 2012 · Weight is the force with which gravity pulls on a mass. Maybe the simplest way to explain the difference is that on the Moon or on Mars, your weight is reduced because gravity …
If you are on Earth, are your mass and weight the same?
Jan 27, 2015 · Hence, as weight and mass have different units, they cannot be "the same". In SI units, if your mass is in kg, then your weight is in Newtons (see the wiki page on Weight), the …
Difference between Mass Number and atomic mass unit (AMU)
Feb 26, 2019 · I am struggling to understand the difference between Mass Number and atomic mass unit (AMU). I read several posts on this site but still confused. Mass Number seems like …
Is there a difference between Weight and Force of Gravity?
Mar 4, 2015 · The difference is that weight is a consequence of the Force of gravity. Weight is a quantity that you measure for a particular object, while gravity is a measure of how curved is …
Trouble understanding the concept of true and apparent weight
The astronauts on cosmonauts on the International Space Station exhibit a marked difference in their "true" and "apparent" weights. Their true weight, tautologically mass times gravitational …
Difference between Mass and Inertia - Physics Stack Exchange
Aug 31, 2018 · My questions is about mass and Inertia, what is the difference between Mass and Inertia? Are they the same or different? How? I am really confused with it,some says mass is …
terminology - Density vs Mass density - Physics Stack Exchange
Oct 13, 2017 · I want to know the significant differences between "Density" and "Mass Density" I read somewhere that 'Mass Density' comes under 'Density' and generally used for linear …
newtonian mechanics - Difference between Kilogram-weight and …
Apr 8, 2021 · Weight is force which affects body due to gravitational pull on it and it is measured in Newtons. Mass is a measure of how good body can keep it's inertial properties,- i.e. "wish …
newtonian mechanics - Difference between kilogram-force and …
Apr 7, 2015 · not The kilogram-force (kgf or kgF), or kilopond (kp, from Latin pondus meaning weight), is a gravitational metric unit of force. It is equal to the magnitude of the force exerted …
Weight and Inertia (are they related?) - Physics Stack Exchange
Jul 10, 2019 · Actually, we must change the words from “light” and “heavy” to less massive and more massive, because there is a difference to be understood between the weight of an object …