Question

What is the difference between mass and weight?

A) Mass measures the force of gravity and weight measures volume.
B) Mass is measured in metric units and weight is measured in US Standard System.
C) Mass measures amount of matter in an object and weight measures the force of gravity.
D) Mass measures volume and weight measures the force of gravity.

Answer 1

C. Mass is independent of the force acting on the mass.

Weight depends on the gravitational force acting on the mass.

Example: A mass of 1 kg on the earth still has a mass of 1 kg on the moon;

whereas the weight of that mass on earth is 9.8 N and only 1/6 of that amount on the moon.