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What is the difference between weight and mass?

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Step-by-step explanation:

Mass is the amount of matter in an object.

Weight is the gravitational force exerted between two masses.

On earth, an object might weigh 6 Newtons. On the moon, the same object weighs 1 Newton. The mass doesn't change, but the weight does, because of the difference in gravity.

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