Cambridge IGCSE Physics
1.3Mass and weight
Mass and weight in Cambridge IGCSE Physics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- 1.3.1State that mass measures the quantity of matter in an object at rest relative to the observer.
- 1.3.2State that weight is the gravitational force on an object that has mass.
- 1.3.3Define gravitational field strength as force per unit mass, use g = W/m and recognise that it equals the acceleration of free fall.
- 1.3.4Know that a balance can be used to compare weights and masses.
- 1.3.5Supplement: describe weight as the effect of a gravitational field on a mass and use this idea.
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Mass, weight and gravitational field strength
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Turn Mass and weight into a strength.
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