Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Mass and weight

Mass and weight — practice question

The diagram illustrates two objects, X and Y, hanging from springs that are identical. Each spring stretches by a different amount. Which row compares the mass and the weight of the two objects?

  • Aboth objects have the same mass; both objects have the same weight
  • Bboth objects have the same mass; the weight of X is less than the weight of Y
  • Cthe mass of X is less than the mass of Y; both objects have the same weight
  • Dthe mass of X is less than the mass of Y; the weight of X is less than the weight of Y

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