Maheswari

What is weight?

Weight is the pulling force of gravity on an object.

• Gravity pulls everything towards the Earth

• That pulling force is called weight

Key points

• Weight depends on gravity

• Weight can change from place to place

• Weight is a force, not how big something is

What is a newton?

newton (N) is the force needed to move something.

Newton tells us how strong a push or pull is

Important points

• Weight changes if you measure it somewhere with different gravity (Moon, Jupiter).

• Mass doesn’t change, only weight does.

• Scales at home usually measure mass, then convert it assuming Earth gravity.

Definition of Force

Force is a push or a pull on an object.

• It can make things move, stop, change direction, or change shape.

Fun Fact

• If you weigh 60 kg on Earth, you would weigh only 10 kg on the Moon, but your mass stays the same.