{"id":8394,"date":"2021-02-23T01:35:02","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T01:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=8394"},"modified":"2021-02-23T02:40:44","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T02:40:44","slug":"what-is-mass","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-mass\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Mass?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8394\" class=\"elementor elementor-8394\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae671a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae671a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5a78cc\" data-id=\"d5a78cc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f826390 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f826390\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fdab46\" data-id=\"1fdab46\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33b00ba elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"33b00ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Forces<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea85b78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"ea85b78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-forces-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8382 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/introduction-to-forces\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Introduction to Forces<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8396 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-a-force\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is a Force?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8397 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-mass\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is Mass?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8416 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-weight\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is Weight?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8417 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/gravity-as-a-force\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Gravity as a force<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8418 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/pressure-as-a-force\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Pressure as a force<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8419 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/balanced-forces\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Balanced forces<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8420 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/unbalanced-forces\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Unbalanced forces<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8421 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/resultant-forces\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Resultant forces<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8422 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/frictional-forces\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Frictional forces<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8423 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/air-resistance\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is Air Resistance?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8424 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/moments\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Moments<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5a60e1\" data-id=\"a5a60e1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c8c65a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c8c65a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Mass?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaf4c86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aaf4c86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p2\">Every object is made up of matter (Matter is anything you can touch physically) The more matter an object has, the bigger it is, and the more mass it has.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p2\">Mass is measured in kilograms, kg, or grams, g. Things that have a big mass are harder to move. They are also harder to stop when they are in motion than objects with less mass.<\/p><p class=\"p2\"><i>Mass is how heavy something is without gravity. <\/i><i>It means the mass of an object is the same on <\/i><i>earth and in space (or other planets)<\/i><\/p><p class=\"p2\">A 100gm ball will be 100kg everywhere, even on the moon. This fact is not the same for weight. The weight of an object can change at a different place, such as on the moon.<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8564\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/mass.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/mass.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/mass-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p><p class=\"p2\">In the illustration above, notice how the mass of an astronaut remains the same, while his weight is smaller on the moon as a result of less gravity.<\/p><p class=\"p2\">Mass is NOT the same as weight. The difference is that weight is determined by how much something is pulled by gravity. 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What is Mass? What is Weight? Gravity as a force Pressure as a force Balanced forces Unbalanced forces Resultant forces Frictional forces Air resistance Moments What is Mass? 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