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PRESSURE Mass and Weight: Mass (m) is the amount of matter in an object (SI unit = kg, British unit = slug) As long as the amount of matter remains the same, the mass is constant. Weight () is the force of gravity on an object (SI unit = N, British unit = lb) An astronaut’s body weight on the moon is only about 1/6 of that on earth. His mass is unchanged but the force of gravity is different and so his weight is not constant. Units of Force: SI: A Newton (N) is a force which will cause a 1 kg mass to accelerate at 1 m/s2. The force of gravity on earth (g) is 9.8 N/kg. Gravity causes a 1 kg mass to accelerate (fall) at a rate of 9.81 m/s2. British: A pound of force (lbf) will cause a mass of 1 slug to accelerate at 1 ft/s2. The force of gravity on earth (g) is 32.2 lb/slug. Gravity causes a 1 slug mass to accelerate (fall) at a rate of 32.2 ft/s2. cgs: A dyne of force (dyn) will cause a mass of 1 g to accelerate at 1 cm/s2. The force of gravity on earth (g) is 981 dyn/g. Gravity causes a 1 g mass to accelerate (fall) at a rate of 981 cm/s2. Conversions: 1 N = 1 kg(m/s2 1 lb = 1 slug(ft/s2 1 dyn = 1 g(cm/s2 force-force: 1 lb = 4.45 N 1 N = 105 dynes mass-mass: 1 slug = 14.6 kg 1 kg = 103 g mass-weight: 1 kg = 9.807 N 1 kg = 2.205 lb 1 slug = 32.17 lb 454 g = 1 lb There are 2 definitions for density: a) Mass Density and b) Weight Density Mass Density ( - pronounced “rho”) is mass per unit volume Weight Density (D) is weight (gravitational force) per unit volume. Note: Complete the following table: 1 m = 3.2808 ft * g/cm3 kg/m3 g/L dyn/cm3 N/m3 lb/ft3 slug/ft3 H2O 1.00 (= s.g.) Hg 13.596 (= s.g.) air 0.0013 *H2O at 3.98(C, Hg at 20(C, air at STP Convert the mass density of water in kg/m3 to various units of weight density Gravitational Acceleration The “constant” acceleration due to gravity varies due to several factors. One of these factors is the latitude of the observer. Another is the altitude. Latitude Acc