Answer:
Mass | Weight | |||
1. The quantity of matter contained in a body is called the mass of the body. | 1. The force with the earth attracts a body towards its centre is called the weight of the body. | |||
2. It is a scalar quantity | 2. It is a vector quantity. | |||
3. The SI unit of mass is kg. | 3. The SI unit of weight is newton (N). | |||
4. The mass of an object remains the same everywhere, i.e., whether the object is on the earth on the moon or even in outer space. | 4. Weight depends on its location. | |||
5. The mass of an object can never be zero | 5. The weight of an object can be zero. For example, in the inter ?planetary space and at the centre of the earth, where g = 0, the weight becomes zero. | |||
6. It is measured by a beam balance (two-pan balance). | 6. It is measured with a spring balance. | |||
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