How is mass different from weight?

Question

Somebody said they are different because of gravity.

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Answer 1

Someone explained it to me like this and it’s made sense to me. Weight is what you measure on a scale. If you go up to the space station and weigh yourself, it would read zero– you are weightless. If you propel yourself at 30 mph toward a wall inside the space station, you would still get hurt. That’s because you still have mass.