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Physics

Weight and Mass

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A 70 kg person has a weight of about 686 newtons on Earth but only 114 newtons on the Moon, yet their mass remains exactly 70 kg.

Why this is interesting

You often hear someone say they 'weigh' 70 kilograms, but that's actually their mass—their weight would be different on the Moon! So what's the real difference?