Engineering Board Exam Reviewer · Engineering Mechanics · easy
Mass and weight differ in that:
- Mass depends on location, while weight is constant
- Mass and weight are always numerically equal
- Weight is a scalar and mass is a vector
- Mass is invariant, while weight depends on the local gravitational acceleration
Answer
D. Mass is invariant, while weight depends on the local gravitational acceleration
Solution
Mass is an intrinsic property of matter, while weight (W = mg) varies with the local value of gravitational acceleration.
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