First when you hear the word MASS you probably think of the word massive and come up with one conclusion, whatever your talking about must be HUGE, right? WRONG. Mass is not a size it is a nickname for matter. Matter is not weight it is what you are, two objects with the same mass can be totally different objects. Mass is calculated on a balance, this is an object that is used to put your mass on one side and a weight on the other side giving you a level bar. Having trouble understanding? Imagine a teetor totter and on one side is a tree, to even it out you must put weights on the other side of the balance to figure out the mass of the object.
Weight is NOT MASS. Weight is pretty much weighed on a scale it is the measure of how many pounds your body is. If you went to the moon your weight would decrease but your mass would not mass never changes.
Any questions? Refer to Mr. Foster, friends, or notes.
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