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    Mass is a measure of the amount of substance in a body that does not change with location, while weight is the gravitational force acting on an object's mass. An object's inertia is its resistance to changes in motion or rest, with greater mass meaning greater inertia. Gravity is the attractive force between two masses, creating a gravitational field of force. The strength of a gravitational field is measured by g, the gravitational force per unit mass, such as the 10 N/kg on Earth.

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    Mass is a measure of the amount of substance in a body that does not change with location, while weight is the gravitational force acting on an object's mass. An object's inertia is its resistance to changes in motion or rest, with greater mass meaning greater inertia. Gravity is the attractive force between two masses, creating a gravitational field of force. The strength of a gravitational field is measured by g, the gravitational force per unit mass, such as the 10 N/kg on Earth.

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    Unit 4 – Mass, Weight and Density

    4.1 – Mass and Weight

    Definitions

     Mass (m) is a measure of the amount of substance in a body.


    Mass is constant regardless of the location of the object.

    SI unit : kilogram (kg)

     Inertia is the resistance of a mass to change its state of rest or motion. An object with more
    mass has greater inertia.

     Gravitational force is the force of attraction between two masses. This gravitational force
    acting (pulling) on an object is called its weight.

     A gravitational field is a region in which a mass experiences a force due to gravitational


    attraction.

     The gravitational field strength g is defined as the gravitational force acting per unit mass of
    the object.

    SI unit : N/kg or ms-2

    g is also called the acceleration of free fall or acceleration due to gravity :

    o On Earth, g = 10 N/kg
    o On the Moon, g = approximately 1.7 N/kg

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