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Weight is the amount of gravitional force acted on an object. Weight of an object can change from one place to the other. As for example, your weight on moon will be only 16.5% of your weight on earth, because moon have a much lower gravitional force compared to earth. SI unit of weight is newton (n)
Weight is the [[Mass|mass]] of an object multiplied by the gravitational force acting on the object meaning the weight changes depending on the gravitational field strength acting on the object. As for example, your weight on the moon will be only 16.5% of your weight on earth, because the moon has a much lower gravitional force compared to earth. the SI unit of weight is newton (n).

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Weight is the mass of an object multiplied by the gravitational force acting on the object meaning the weight changes depending on the gravitational field strength acting on the object. As for example, your weight on the moon will be only 16.5% of your weight on earth, because the moon has a much lower gravitional force compared to earth. the SI unit of weight is newton (n).