Mass and Weight

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Mass and Weight
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Mass vs weight example

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Suppose you observe a 1-kg object accelerating at the rate of 9.8 m/s2.  You know that a force of (1) N must be accelerating the object.  This acceleration of 9.8 m/s2 is the acceleration that occurs when an object is released near the (2) of the earth-the acceleration of (3).  Thus, the (4) of gravity on a 1-kg object is 9.8 N.  We say that a 1-kg object (5) 9.8 newtons

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Weight vs Mass

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Match terms with definitions

  • (1) is a force that is due to the earth's pull of gravity
  • (2) is a measure of the inertia possessed by an object

 

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Calculate the following if you drop an object of mass 10 kg

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  1. How much will its acceleration be? (1)
  2. How much is the force that causes the acceleration? (2)
  3. How much is the weight of the object? (3)
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9.8 m/s2
98 N
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Which is a more fundamental quantity, mass or weight?

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An object weighs less as it get farter and farther from the earth

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Which system, metric or British, commonly uses mass rather than weight?

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Which is more stable, the mass or the weight of an object?

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