Question

Answer the following question.
What is the difference between mass and weight of an object.

Answer 1

Difference between mass and weight of an object is as follows:

S.No.	Mass	Weight
1.	Mass is the amount of matter contained in a body.	Weight is the force exerted on a body due to the gravitational pull of another body such as Earth, the sun and the moon.
2.	Mass is an intrinsic property of a body.	Weight is an extrinsic property of a body.
3.	Mass is the measure of inertia.	Weight is the measure of force.
4.	The mass of body remain the same everywhere in the universe.	The weight of a body depends on the local acceleration due to gravity where it is placed.
5.	The mass of a body cannot be zero.	The weight of a body can be zero.
6.	The SI unit of mass is kilogram (kg).	Since weight is a force, its SI units is newton (N).
7.	The mass of body can be measured using a beam balance and a pan balance.	The weight of a body can be measured using a spring balance and a weighing machine.