{"id":81,"date":"2014-11-11T10:17:31","date_gmt":"2014-11-11T10:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecphysn5u1\/mass-weight-s3\/"},"modified":"2014-11-11T10:17:31","modified_gmt":"2014-11-11T10:17:31","slug":"mass-weight-s3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecphysn5u1\/mass-weight-s3\/","title":{"rendered":"Mass &amp; Weight (S3)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>Mass and Weight<\/h6>\n<p>Mass is measured in kilograms (kg).  It is a measure of the amount of matter making up an object.  The mass of an object <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">does not change<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Weight is measured in Newtons (N).  It is the force on an object exerted by gravity.  Weight <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">will change<\/span> depending on the gravitational field strength,g.<\/p>\n<p>            e.g.      On the earth\u2019s surface        g = 10 N\/kg<\/p>\n<p>                        On the moon                         g = 1.6 N\/kg<\/p>\n<p>The gravitational field strength is the <strong>force acting on each kilogram<\/strong> in a gravitational field. <\/p>\n<p>The acceleration due to gravity near the earth\u2019s surface is the same for all objects regardless of their mass (assuming air resistance is ignored):<\/p>\n<p>As objects move further from the earth\u2019s surface, gravity will decrease:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hyndsecphysn5u1\/uploads\/sites\/5146\/2014\/11\/Picture7.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72\" title=\"Picture7\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hyndsecphysn5u1\/uploads\/sites\/5146\/2014\/11\/Picture7.png\" alt=\"\" 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It is a measure of the amount of matter making up an object. The mass of an object does not change. Weight is measured in Newtons (N). It is the force on an object exerted by gravity. 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