Table of Contents1 What items can be measured in kilograms?2 What is the kilometer used to measure?3 How many pounds are in 3 kilograms?4 What weighs more, a gram or a kilogram?
Which items can be measured in kilograms?
The kilogram is a unit of measurement used to measure much heavier objects
For example, a one liter soda bottle has a mass of approximately 1 kilogram
Fruits such as small watermelons and pineapples also have a mass of one kilogram
How much does 2 kilos weigh?
It weighs about nine-tenths as much as a Chihuahua
It weighs about seven-tenths as much as a brick
It is about one and a half times heavier than a human brain
It is about twice as much as a liter of water
It’s about two-fifths the weight of a gallon of paint
It is about two-fifths the weight of a cat
What things can we measure?
People measure all kinds of things, using different tools or instruments to help them
Length (how long), width (width), and height (how tall) are often measured with rulers or tape measures
Weight (weight) is measured with a scale
What is used to measure the kilometer?
Kilometer (km), also written kilometer, unit of length equal to 1,000 meters and equivalent to 06214 miles (see metric system)
What things make 1 km?
A kilometer (km) is approximately: a little over half a mile Lots of examples
Conversion table: kilograms to pounds
How are items measured in grams and kilograms?
The small object is measured in grams
The large object is measured in kilograms
For example, a bag of flour is measured in kilograms
In the metric system, currently used in most of the world, the unit of mass is the gram (g)
Scales are calibrated in grams and more often in kilograms (1000g)
Kilograms measure large amounts of weight
Mass and weight are not the same thing
Anything that has mass or weight can be measured in kilograms
Anything that has mass or weight can be measured in kilograms
Anything that has mass or weight can be measured in kilograms
What weighs more a gram or a kilogram?
A small clip weighs about one gram
A kilogram (kg) is used to measure the weight or mass of heavier objects
A one-liter bottle of water weighs about one kilogram
What is the difference between a pound and a kilogram?
using kilograms is just a different way of measuring weight
(but the weight is different
Example: 1 pound is not equal to 1 kilogram) To be an international unit, like the second or the mole, it can measure, the weight, 2205 pounds is a kilogram, in several Latin American countries it is a standard unit of measurement