How are the mass and weight an object related? Include a description with words and a equation.

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The weight is the force experienced, whereas the mass represents the actual quantity of matter inside a body..
weigh on the surface of the earth is equal to mg
mass is m
and at the centre weight is 0 due to 0 acceleration that's 0 g
but mass is always constant and remains m, no matter where you are

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The kinetic energy of the phone would increase. The gravitational potential energy of the phone would decrease.

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