• Question: What gives something its mass?

    Asked by 07mithelenb to Darren, Deuan, Duncan, Lori-An, Michelle on 21 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Darren Nesbeth

      Darren Nesbeth answered on 18 Jun 2010:

      Interactions with higher dimensions.

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      Duncan Hull answered on 18 Jun 2010:

      “Physicists do not know what gives an object mass. The Standard Model of particle physics thinks that mass is caused by the Higgs field. Physicists are trying to find the Higgs field now using the Large Hadron Collider at CERN.”

      I copied that from wikipedia – I’m cheating at my homework 🙂 I hope the teacher doesn’t find out.

    • Photo: Michelle Hudson-Shore

      Michelle Hudson-Shore answered on 18 Jun 2010:

      The number of atoms it contains?

    • Photo: Lori-An Etherington

      Lori-An Etherington answered on 21 Jun 2010:

      Many people refer to mass as being the same as weight but in science there are different forms of mass. I’m afraid you would need to ask a physicist for a clear definition

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