What is the Difference Between Mass, Matter and Weight?

Weight is a measure of the force of gravity pulling down on an object.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Weight depends on the object’s mass, which is how much ________ the object contains.

• pounds
• size
• matter
• Newtons

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Mass is how much ________ an object contains.

• weight
• gravity
• size
• matter

Which has greater mass?

• the apples
• the oranges
• neither 

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Weight is measured in what units?

• newtons or pounds
• grams or kilograms
• milliters
• centimeters

A measure of how much matter an object contains is called its ________.

• density
• matter
• mass
• scale