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The Base
Unit for MASS is
kilogram
Use the symbol
kg |
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This
22 kilogram salmon
is about
1 meter
long |
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Remember, kilo
is the prefix for 1000 times as much.
So, one thousand grams (1000 g) is simply written
1 kg (1 kilogram)
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This package of ground
meat is about 1 kg (1 kilogram). |
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A new born baby can
be about the mass of
3 kg...
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and a six week old puppy
can be
as heavy
as 1 kg. |
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A 5 kg roast can easily
serve
over 10 or 12 people.
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A 10 kg turkey should
easily serve
about 20 happy appetites.
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A 40 kg bag of concrete mix
requires a strong back
to carry.
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| Smaller
Measurements from a kilogram |
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1 gram
(1 g) |
Remember, kilo
is the prefix
meaning 1000 times.
So, 1 000 g (grams) is the mass of
1 kg (kilogram).
Pronounced "KILL-oh-gram"
NOT "kill-AH-gram".
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Smaller
Measurements from a gram |
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1 milligram
(1 mg) |
Remember, milli
is the prefix meaning
1 one thousandth (0.001).
So, 1 one thousandth of the unit of measure gram
being 1 milligram,
is
simply written 1 mg |
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LARGER
Measurement from a kilogram |
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(1 tonne)
(1 t)
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There are exactly 1000 kg (kilograms)
in 1 t (spelled tonne) |
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DID
YOU KNOW? ( Video)
that you can divide 1 meter
by exactly
10 equal parts (10 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm)
then make
a cube (1000 cmณ) of it to fill with
water
and you will find that it contains
exactly
1 L (1 liter) (1000 mL)
of water
and is the mass of exactly 1
kg (1 kilogram) (1000 g). |
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ALL SIMPLY
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IN 10! |
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