184k views
5 votes
Spring balance measures weight, not the mass of a body.​

1 Answer

4 votes

Answer:

That is true and is easily explained by the next equation:

W= m*g

where

W= Weight

m=mass

g= gravitational acceleration

so, if you use a spring balance in another planet with a different gravitational acceleration the measured weight will be different.

User Rohit Goudar
by
6.0k points