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Explain the difference between mass and weight

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Mass is the size of an object and Weight is the amount of gravity forced upon an object.
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Mass is the amount of matter in an object, and can't change unless you take a part off or add something to the object.

Weight is the amount an object weighs and can vary for multiple reasons. Such as going to the moon will change your weight, but not your mass.
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