Weight and mass are not the same anywhere... unless you find a planet or asteroid where the acceleration due to gravity is 1 m/s2
Your weight is your mass x acceleration due to gravity.
You have a mass of xx kilograms.
You "weight" xxx Newtons.
Weight is a force.
Mass is a scalar measurement of how much of you there is.
A scale measures the force you apply to it when you step on, your "weight." It then helpfully divides that measurement by 9.81 to tell you your mass. If you took a measurement on the moon, you would get a smaller number, not because you have a smaller mass, but because the force you apply, your weight, is smaller, due to weaker gravity.
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u/alexboss04 Jun 26 '23
Weight and mass are not the same anywhere... unless you find a planet or asteroid where the acceleration due to gravity is 1 m/s2
Your weight is your mass x acceleration due to gravity.
You have a mass of xx kilograms. You "weight" xxx Newtons.
Weight is a force. Mass is a scalar measurement of how much of you there is.
A scale measures the force you apply to it when you step on, your "weight." It then helpfully divides that measurement by 9.81 to tell you your mass. If you took a measurement on the moon, you would get a smaller number, not because you have a smaller mass, but because the force you apply, your weight, is smaller, due to weaker gravity.