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What is mass?
The amount of material contained in an object.
What is the unit and unit symbol for mass?
Kilograms, kg.
What happens when two objects with a mass enter each other’s’ gravitational field?
The objects experience an attractive force.
What is gravitational field strength?
The force experienced by 1kg of mass in that field.
What is the unit and unit symbol for gravitational field strength?
Newtons per kilogram, N/kg.
What is weight?
The force exerted on an object by a gravitational field.
What is the unit and unit symbol for weight?
Newtons, N.
What is the formula that relates weight, mass and gravitational field strength?
Weight = mass x grativational field strength