Friday, December 9, 2011

How much would I weigh on the moon?

The terms "mass" and "weight" are often interchangable in our everyday, but to scientists they mean different things. 
Mass of a body is a measure of how much matter it contains
Weight is a measure of the pull of GRAVITY between you and the body you are standing on.

Check out this site:
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/weight/

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I think thats so cool! How much you would have weighed on a different planet.
Sunny 58