4.1 Mass and Weight

This section covers the following syllabus (Physics 5059) requirements.

  • state that mass is a measure of the amount of substance in a body

  • state that mass of a body resists a change in the state of rest or motion of the body (inertia)

  • state that a gravitational field is a region in which a mass experiences a force due to gravitational attraction

  • define gravitational field strength, g, as gravitational force per unit mass

 State that mass is a measure of the amount of substance in a body. State that mass of a body resists a change in the state of rest or motion of the body (inertia). State that a gravitational field is a region in which a mass experiences a forc…