Weight, Mass and Gravity

Gravity

Gravity

________ attracts all masses, but you only notice it when one of the masses is really big, like a planet.

gravitational field strength

A 1kg mass will weigh less on the Moon, because the ________ is less.

Weight

________ is the force acting on an object due to gravity, the pull of gravitational force on the object.

newton

Weight is a force measured in ________.

Mass

________ is just the amount of stuff in an object.

Gravitational force

________ is the force of attraction between masses.

Mass

________ is not a force, and is measured in kilograms with a(n) ________ balance.

directly proportional

mass and weight are________

weight = mass x gravitational field strength

weight equation:________

not a force

mass is____, measured in kilograms