(December 12, 2016 at 10:23 am)Rhondazvous Wrote:(December 12, 2016 at 10:10 am)Stimbo Wrote: Weight is a function of gravity, which is proportionate to mass - which is why on the Moon you would weigh a sixth of what you do on Earth. However, mass is essentially the amount of matter contained in an object. The two are not the same.Now that was clear, concise, precise and to the point.
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. Probably not necessary, but just to hammer this home: another way to picture the difference is to imagine being in freefall on the ISS. You are weightless, so you float around the cabin. But smacking into the bulkhead is the moment you become aware of your mass.
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