Mass and Weight
Mass and Weight: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Weight of an Object, Difference between Mass and Weight of an Object, Measurement of Mass & Measuring Weight on a Weight Balance etc.
Important Questions on Mass and Weight
The weight of the car is , and its mass is . What is the value of ? (Assume ).

The Curiosity Mars rover is a car-like mobile laboratory which landed on Mars in August . The rover has a mass of . On Mars, . Then the weight of Curiosity Rover on Mars is . Find the value of .

Weight balance is used to weigh the mass of an object.

If the weight of a body on earth is , then its weight be on the moon is .


The Curiosity Mars rover is a car-like mobile laboratory which landed on Mars in August . The rover has a mass of . On Mars, . Calculate the weight of Curiosity on Mars.

The weight of the car is . What is its mass? (Assume ).

One day car journeys may be possible on the Moon. What statement is correct about the car on the Moon?

The mass of an object is , then its weight on moon is _____.

If mass of an object be , then its weight on moon is.

The weight of same body is _____ at earth and at the moon.


During a free fall towards moon the acceleration of a body is equal to _____.

The quantity of matter contained in a body is called its _____

Weight of a body on Jupiter will be _____(heavier/lighter) than that on earth.

S.I. unit of weight is _____(newton/kilogram).

What is the ratio of value of '' on earth to that on moon?

A body weighs more at poles than at equator. Give reason for this.


