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The force of gravity on a person or object on the surface of a planet is called?
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The force of gravity on a person or object on the surface of a planet is called?

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It is called weight because mass is the measure of the amount of matter and weight is the measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object.
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The force of gravity on a person or object at the surface of a planet is known as weight.
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