Both terms are same when gravity is uniform.
Mass is a measure of how much matter an
When gravity is non-uniform following are the
terms:
The center of mass is a point that acts as if
all the mass was centered there (the mass on
one side of the point is equal to the mass on
the opposite side). If supported at the center
of mass, an object will be balanced under the
influence of gravity.
The center of gravity is the point at which
where the sum (vector) of the gravitational
forces act on an object which will be balanced
on that point.
9. What is the difference between Center of
Mass and Centroid?
If the material composing a body is uniform or
homogeneous, the density or specific weight
will be constant throughout the body, and then
the centroid is the same as the center of gravity
or center of mass.
Centroid: Centroid is the point, where the
whole area of plane is going to be act. It is valid
only for 2D problems like plane figures, square
plate etc.
The center of mass is a point that acts as if
all the mass was centered there (the mass on
one side of the point is equal to the mass on
the OPPOSITE side). If supported at the center
of mass, an object will be balanced under the
influence of gravity.
10. What are the differences between Weight
and Mass?
object has. Mass is specified in Gram or
Kilograms.
Weight is a measure of how strongly gravity
pulls on that matter. Force is measured in
Newton’s.
F=m.g
Thus if you were to travel to the moon your
weight would change because the pull of gravity
is weaker there than on Earth but, your mass
would stay the same because you are still made
up of the same amount of matter.
11. What is the difference between Projectile
motion and a Rocket motion?
A projectile has no motor/rocket on it, so all of
its momentum is given to it as it is launched. An
example of a projectile would be pen that you
throw across a room.
A rocket or missile does have a motor/rocket on
it so it can accelerate itself while moving and so
resist other forces such as gravity.
In mechanics point of view projectile don’t have
any particular shape it is a point mass. Whereas
rocket has a particular shape and hence it has
center of gravity situated at particular point on
its body. Therefore rocket motion comes under
kinetics and projectile comes under kinematics.
12. What type of cooling used in High Voltage
Transformer?
The big transformers you find on power poles
usually use oil as a dielectric insulator, in
smaller HV transformers, like the ones in TV’s