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I agree that this is the "quick and dirty" definition of weight, but
From: Tina Fanetti <FanettT@QUEST.WITCC.CC.IA.US>weight = the gravitational force on an object due to Earth
I thought I had explained clearly what the difference between
weight and mass was to my students. I asked them to write down any
questions they had at the end of class and some one wants me to
explain the difference again with examples.
mass = the quantity of material present in a sample; fundamentally
related to the number of atoms in the sample