Mass Vs Weight Worksheet

Mass is the amount of matter in an object measured by its inertia.

Mass vs weight worksheet. It causes matter to have weight in a gravitational field. However when the force of gravity changes weight changes along with it while mass remains the same. It includes 3 worksheets over free fall and mass vs weight.

A person s mass on the moon is the same as their mass on earth despite the difference in gravitational pull. Planet moon your mass here kg gravitational acceleration here m s2 your weight here n earth 9 8 moon 1 6 sun 274 jupiter 25 9 pluto 0 61 mercury 3 73 neptune 11 28 saturn 11 19 mimas 0 8 saturn s moon mimas is on the left. These activities demonstrate the difference between mass and weight.

On earth under the force of gravity mass and weight are the same. 9 9 2014 5 52 09 pm. Below are 3 versions of our grade 5 word problems worksheet involving the measurement of mass or weight.

Next they watch astronauts perform similar demos on the international space station. Mass and weight worksheet author. One worksheet is in customary units ounces lbs one worksheet uses metric units gm kg and one worksheet mixes the units.

Go over the answers with the class. The quiz will ask you questions about the properties of mass and weight. Students do the activities and analyze their data.

9 th 10 th 11 th 12 th. Worksheets math grade 5 word problems mass weight. Answer is spaceship battles this contains a link to a google drive download as well as a powerpoin.