What are the differences between the mass of an object and its weight?
The following are the differences between the mass of a body and its weight
Mass | Weight |
(i) Mass is the amount of matter contained in the body. | (i) Weight is the gravitational force experienced by the body. |
(ii) Mass of a body is always constant. | (ii) Weight of a body depends on the place where it is at. |
(iii) Mass is the measure of the inertia of the body. | (iii) Weight is the measure of the gravitational force acting on the body. |
(iv) Mass only has magnitude. | (iv) Since weight is a force it naturally has a direction associated with it as well |
(v) It's SI unit is kilogram (kg). | (v) It's SI unit is Newton (kg m s-2) |