Weight

Weight is the force in which the earth attracts an object.

W=mg

Increasing mass

A greater force is needed in order to attract an object with more mass.

This means that objects with more mass will have more weight, in the same gravitational field.

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WeightW=mg, where W is weight in N, m is mass in kg, and g is acceleration due to gravity in ms^{-2}.
How do mass and weight relate in the same gravitational field?Objects with more mass will have more weight because a greater force is needed to attract more mass.