Question

Distinguish Between:

Mass and Weight

Answer 1

Sr. no.	Mass	Weight
1.	Mass is the amount of matter present in the object.	The weight of an object is defined as the force with which the earth attracts the object.
2.	Mass is an intrinsic property of a body.	Weight is an extrinsic property of a body.
3.	The SI unit of mass is kg. Mass is a scalar quantity. Its value is same everywhere.	The force (F) on an object of mass m on the surface of the earth can be written using equation.
4.	Its value does not change even when we go to another planet.	Weight being a force, its SI unit is Newton. Also, the weight, being a force, is a vector quantity and its direction is towards the centre of the earth.
5.	According to Newton’s first law, it is the measure of the inertia of an object. Higher the mass, higher is the inertia.	As the value of g is not same everywhere, the weight of an object changes from place to place, though its mass is constant everywhere.