Question

Mass is measured by___ balance and weight is measured by ___balance.

• A. pan
• B. spring

Answer 1

1. Mass is measured by pan balance because the pan balance process of measuring the mass is not affected by gravity and mass is also not affected by gravity.

2. Weight is measured by spring balance which measures the pull in the body by gravity as the weight is a pull on the body towards the center of the earth.

3. Spring balance opposes the force of gravity acting with the force of an extending spring.

Hence, the mass is measured by pan balance and weight is measured by spring balance.