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    This document discusses the difference between mass and weight. It explains that mass is the amount of matter in an object, while weight is the force exerted on an object by gravity. Weight depends on both the object's mass and the strength of the gravitational field it is in. Gravity pulls more strongly on objects with greater mass, so they have higher weight. The same object would weigh more on Jupiter, which has stronger gravity than Earth, even though its mass remains the same. Galileo demonstrated that in a vacuum, all objects accelerate downward at the same rate due to gravity, regardless of their mass. Air resistance is what causes lighter objects like feathers to fall more slowly on Earth.

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    This document discusses the difference between mass and weight. It explains that mass is the amount of matter in an object, while weight is the force exerted on an object by gravity. Weight depends on both the object's mass and the strength of the gravitational field it is in. Gravity pulls more strongly on objects with greater mass, so they have higher weight. The same object would weigh more on Jupiter, which has stronger gravity than Earth, even though its mass remains the same. Galileo demonstrated that in a vacuum, all objects accelerate downward at the same rate due to gravity, regardless of their mass. Air resistance is what causes lighter objects like feathers to fall more slowly on Earth.

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    This document discusses the difference between mass and weight. It explains that mass is the amount of matter in an object, while weight is the force exerted on an object by gravity. Weight depends on both the object's mass and the strength of the gravitational field it is in. Gravity pulls more strongly on objects with greater mass, so they have higher weight. The same object would weigh more on Jupiter, which has stronger gravity than Earth, even though its mass remains the same. Galileo demonstrated that in a vacuum, all objects accelerate downward at the same rate due to gravity, regardless of their mass. Air resistance is what causes lighter objects like feathers to fall more slowly on Earth.

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    The Difference

    between
    Mass & Weight
    Thats heavy man.
    Heavy

    What we learned last time:


    Gravity is dependant upon the mass of two
    objects and the distance between them.
    If mass increases Force of Gravity increases
    If distance increases Force of Gravity decreases.
    Jupiter has more mass than Earth;
    Therefore it has more gravity

    The satellite is farther from the center of Earth than we are;


    Therefore the planet is not pulling as hard on the satellite
    as the person standing on the surface!

    What is Weight?
    Definition: Weight is a measurement of how
    strongly gravity pulls on a mass.
    Weight is completely dependent on the amount
    of gravity there is.
    It the result of the force of gravity!!!
    Without gravity there is NO WEIGHT (the
    ultimate diet plan!!!)

    Amount of Mass & Gravity =


    Weight
    If you add more mass youve increased
    the attractive force between you and the
    The Earth
    earth
    must really
    Therefore you weigh more!

    like me!

    Gravity, Distance and Weight:


    If I leave the earth and head to outer space, I
    am farther away from the gravity source.
    Therefore, you weigh less.

    Dude! I
    CAN
    FLOAT
    AROUND!

    Mass Weight
    Mass and Weight are NOT the same thing!
    Mass: Amount of matter an object contains
    Has inertia (resistance to a push/pull)
    Weight (Force):
    Dependant upon Gravity (mass is not)
    Attraction between two objects
    Can change if the objects change distance or
    mass

    Weight really is a measurement of the gravitational


    attraction
    between
    you and
    earth.
    Mass
    and
    Gravity
    =theWeight
    Remember Weight is a force measurement
    When gravity pulls on your mass,
    the resulting force is called weight!

    Source of Gravity

    Small mass = less pull = less weight

    Source of Gravity

    Large mass = more pull = more weight

    Compare: Mass vs. Weight on


    different planets:
    Same person on
    Jupiter is 354.6 lbs!!!

    Person on Earth
    is 150 lbs!

    Why is this true? What is different


    between Jupiter and Earth?
    Jupiter has more mass than the Earth
    Therefore it has more gravity! Your same
    mass would weigh more on Jupiter than on Earth!
    Q: Did the persons MASS (amount
    of matter that makes them
    up) ever change?

    Q: How does gravity


    accelerate an object?
    How objects fall as a result of gravity was a matter of debate for scientific
    thinkers as far back as ancient times!
    A philosopher named Aristotle felt that heavier objects
    (greater weight) would fall faster than lighter objects
    when pulled by gravity This idea was accepted for 100s of years!
    After many years (during the renaissance) a scientist
    To try and prove
    idea, had
    he took
    cannonidea:
    balls to the
    namedhis
    Galileo
    a different
    So what happened?
    top of the leaning tower of Pisa
    Well, lets go see for
    ourselves!
    He felt
    that
    objectsthem!!!
    would fall at the same rate
    And
    then
    heall
    dropped
    no matter what the mass or weight was

    Test of Gravity
    Which one fell faster the heavier
    one or the lighter one?
    Galileo found that no matter how
    large or small, the objects fell at
    the same Velocity.
    So at what rate do objects
    accelerate due to Earths gravity?

    Acceleration Rate of the Earth


    What is the acceleration of this interval?

    1sec 9.8m @ 9.8 m/s


    What is the acceleration of this interval?

    2sec 19.6m @ 19.6 m/s

    What is the acceleration of this interval?

    3sec 44.1m @ 29.4 m/s

    Gravitys Acceleration on the Earth = 9.8 m/s2

    Wait a second!
    We already talked about how leaves and feathers
    fall very slowly and even changes directions
    So what makes the leaf and feather fall
    differently than a cannon ball?

    So will feathers and leaves always


    fall slower than cannon balls?

    Q: So what if we
    got rid of all the
    air?

    Galileo Experiment Apollo 15


    Hammer & Feather Experiment
    Google Video

    So how do we solve for weight?


    Force = Mass x Acceleration
    [ m]
    Force [ N ] mass [kg ] Acceleration rate of gravity (9.8 2 )
    [s ]

    [kg m]
    N
    2
    [s ]

    Acceleration Rate of Earths


    Gravitational Pull

    Weight = Mass x Gravity Acceleration

    Compare your weight on Earth to what is


    would be on the Moon:
    Discuss: Why does your weight change?
    Discuss: Does your mass change as well?

    Class Activity
    Gravity and Weight Lab

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