question: What is the si unit for weight?
distractor3: pounds (lbs)
distractor1: kilograms (kg)
distractor2: meters (m)
correct_answer: newton (n)
support: Weight measures the force of gravity pulling on an object. Because weight measures force, the SI unit for weight is the newton (N) . On Earth, a mass of 1 kilogram has a weight of about 10 newtons because of the pull of Earth’s gravity On the moon, which has less gravity, the same mass would weigh less. Weight is measured with a scale, like the spring scale in Figure below . The scale measures the force with which gravity pulls an object downward.