Mass and its Modern Physics Definitions
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What is mass in modern physics?

  • The same as weight
  • The quantity of matter in a body
  • A measure of gravitational attraction
  • A measure of the body's inertia (correct)

    • How is mass experimentally defined?

  • As the quantity of matter in a body
  • As a measure of the body's inertia (correct)
  • As the same as weight
  • As a measure of gravitational attraction

    • What determines the strength of an object's gravitational attraction to other bodies?

  • The object's density
  • The object's volume
  • The object's mass (correct)
  • The object's weight

    • How does weight differ from mass?

    <p>Weight is a force, while mass is a property that determines the strength of this force</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why would an object weigh less on the Moon compared to Earth?

    <p>Due to the lower gravity on the Moon</p> Signup and view all the answers

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