How is mass different from weight?

Question

Somebody said they are different because of gravity.

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Answer 1

Think of Mass as how much stuff is contained inside say an object, and weight is how heavy that object is because of gravity. The same object will have the same mass on Mars as it would on Earth. But their weights would be different. In Weaker gravity, objects would weigh less as weight is basically how strong gravity is pulling it towards the floor.