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Mass vs. Weight
Look at this figure. The mass of
Look at this figure.
the bowling ball does not change,
but the mass of the puppy does.
How? Where does the matter
come from?
Can the mass of the bowling ball
ever change?
.
mass
All matter has _______.
It is the amount of ________
material an object
is made from .
Weight is different from mass.
gravity
Weight is due to__________,
attraction
which is the FORCE of ____________
mass
between objects with ____________.
mass
Because all matter has ___________,
gravity
all matter experiences ____________.
Human Growth Chart
Matter can not be created or destroyed but can
only change form!
The amount of attraction between objects
depends on two things:
size
1. The _______
of the objects
and
distance
2. The ___________between
them.
Tennis ball
3
5
House fly
Elephant
1
Place these 5 items in the order they would be the
most attracted to the Earth due to gravity. Explain
why you picked your order.
peanut
4
Bowling ball
2
The measure of the gravitational FORCE exerted on
weight and it is measured
an object is called __________
Newton
in units of force called a _________(s).
100
Newton on Earth equals about ________grams
A _______
of mass. So, if you know an objects mass, you
could calculate it’s weight on Earth.
Complete the worksheet about weights
on other planets 