Mass Conversions

Conversion of unit of Mass

What is mass?

Mass

• Mass is different from weight.

• Mass refers to the amount of matter in an object.

• Weight refers to the force experienced by an object due to gravity.

• Mass of an object always remains the same while weight of an object can change depending where you are.

Conversion of unit of Mass

• 1 ton (t) = 1,000 kilograms (kg)

• 1 kilograms (kg) = 1,000 grams (g)

How do we convert unit of mass?

• We use multiplication when we are converting from big unit to small unit.

• We use division when we convert from small unit to big unit.

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Convert 6 t to kg

• 6,000 kg

• 600 kg

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Convert 2 t 650 kg to kg

• 265 kg

• 2,650 kg

Multiple Choice

Convert 5 kg to grams

• 5,000 g

• 500 g

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Convert 12 kg 75 g to grams

• 12,075 g

• 12,705 g

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Convert 14,720 g to kg and g

• 14 kg 720 g

• 14 kg 72 g