Question
How are the mass and weight of an object related?
Weight equals mass multiplied by the acceleration due to gravity.
Mass equals weight multiplied by the acceleration due to gravity.
Weight equals mass plus the acceleration due to gravity.
Mass and weight are the same.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct relationship is:
**Weight equals mass multiplied by the acceleration due to gravity.**
This can be expressed mathematically as:
\[ \text{Weight} = \text{Mass} \times g \]
where \( g \) is the acceleration due to gravity (approximately \( 9.81 \, \text{m/s}^2 \) on the surface of the Earth).
Mass is a measure of the amount of matter in an object, and it is typically measured in kilograms (kg), while weight is the force exerted by gravity on that mass and is measured in newtons (N).
**Weight equals mass multiplied by the acceleration due to gravity.**
This can be expressed mathematically as:
\[ \text{Weight} = \text{Mass} \times g \]
where \( g \) is the acceleration due to gravity (approximately \( 9.81 \, \text{m/s}^2 \) on the surface of the Earth).
Mass is a measure of the amount of matter in an object, and it is typically measured in kilograms (kg), while weight is the force exerted by gravity on that mass and is measured in newtons (N).