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When you step on a bathroom scale, it tells you how much you weigh. How is the word weight defined? If you're not sure,
take a guess.

the amount of matter in an object

a measure of the pull of gravity on an object

the speed at which an object strikes Earth

the distance between an object and Earth

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The answer to your question would be the weight of gravity.
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Answer:

Weight is a measure of the pull of gravity on an object.

Step-by-step explanation:

The easiest way the justify this answer is the fact that your weight is different when your on the moon then when your on earth because there is less of a gravitational force on the moon.

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