* Mass is a fundamental property of matter. It's a measure of how much "stuff" an object contains.
* Gravity is a force of attraction between any two objects with mass. The more mass an object has, the stronger its gravitational pull.
So, it's not that mass *is* the force of gravity, but rather that mass determines the strength of the gravitational force.
Here's an analogy: Imagine a magnet. The strength of the magnet's pull depends on its magnetic field strength. Similarly, the strength of gravity acting on an object depends on its mass. The more massive an object is, the stronger its gravitational field, and the stronger its gravitational pull on other objects.
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