Mass vs Weight

What is the definition of "weight"?

• measure of the force of gravity on your body
• the time it takes to get on a ride 
• the amount of matter in an object
• the size of an object

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

A measure of how much matter an object has is--

• weight
• gravity
• mass
• volume

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The weight of an object _________ as it moves away from the center of Earth.

• increases
• stays the same
• triples
• decreases

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NGSS.5-PS2-1

The mass of an object ___________ as it moves away from the center of Earth

• stays the same
• decreases
• increases
• doubles

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NGSS.5-PS2-1

What is the definition of "weight"?

• measure of the force of gravity on your body
• the time it takes to get on a ride 
• the amount of matter in an object
• the size of an object

Which has greater mass?

• the apples
• the oranges
• neither 

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CCSS.3.MD.A.2

The base unit for length is the

• second
• gram
• meter
• liter

A person would weigh less on on the Moon than on the Earth because . . .

• Moon has more mass, and therefore more gravity
• Moon has less mass, and therefore more gravity
• Moon has more mass, and therefore less gravity
• Moon has less mass and therefore less gravity

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

True or False: My weight on Earth is different than my weight on Jupiter.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

As mass increases, what happens to gravitational force?

• increases
• decreases
• stays the same
• i don't know