Question

(a) Write down four differences between mass and weight.
(b) Would you be able to lift a large crate of mass 60 kg on the earth? What would it weigh on the moon? What would be its mass on the moon?

Answer 1

(a) Difference between mass and weight-

Mass	Weight
It is the quantity of matter contained in a body.	Weight is the gravitational force acting on a body.
It does not change from place to place.	It changes from place to place.
It is measured in kg and gm.	It is measured in newton.
It is measured with a beam balance.	It is measured using a spring balance.

(b) The weight of the large crate on the moon will be one-sixth of its weight on the earth, as the force of gravity on the moon is one-sixth that on the earth. But its mass remains the same on the moon.