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Understanding weight, gravity, and mass
Forces and motion • Force interactions
Key concepts
What you'll likely be quizzed about
- Weight is defined as the force acting on an object due to gravity.
- It varies with the strength of the gravitational field acting on the object.
- Mass, on the other hand, is a measure of the amount of matter in an object and remains constant regardless of location.
- The relationship is captured by the equation: Weight = Mass × Gravitational Field Strength.
- Thus, an increase in mass leads to a proportional increase in weight.
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