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Question 1
What are the differences between the mass of an object and its weight?

Answer 1

$\begin{array}{cc}\text{Mass}& \text{Weight}\\ \text{Mass is the quantity of matter contained in a body.}& \text{Weight is the force of gravity acting on the body.}\\ \text{It is the measure of inertia of the body.}& \text{It is the measure of gravitational force acting on the body.}\\ \text{Mass is a constant quantity.}& \text{Weight is not a constant quantity. It is different at different places.}\\ \text{It only has magnitude.}& \text{It has magnitude as well as direction.}\\ \text{Its SI unit is kilogram (kg).}& \text{Its SI unit is the same as that of force, i.e., Newton (N).}\end{array}$