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Gravity vs. weight: What's the real difference?

Reviewed and edited by Lloyd Cooper 28/09/2024, 17:46
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Gravity and weight. What's the difference?

What is similar?

Both terms relate to the force experienced by objects due to gravitational attraction.

What is different?

Gravity is a natural phenomenon causing masses to attract each other, often seen as a field. Weight is the force experienced by an object due to gravity acting upon its mass.

Which one is more common?

Internet search results for gravity) and weight

Examples of usage

Gravity
  • Gravity keeps the planets in orbit around the sun.
  • The effects of gravity are stronger when the mass of an object is larger.
Weight
  • The astronaut's weight is different on the Moon compared to Earth.
  • You can calculate an object's weight by multiplying its mass by the acceleration due to gravity.

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