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Among these, which is the base unit of mass in the SI system?Read the answer and worked solution →How many grams make exactly one kilogram?Read the answer and worked solution →What does the metric prefix kilo- mean?Read the answer and worked solution →Which symbol stands for the kilogram?Read the answer and worked solution →The kilogram was first defined in 1795 as the mass of one litre of what?Read the answer and worked solution →Roughly how much mass does one litre of water have?Read the answer and worked solution →A tank holds 5 litres of water. About how much mass is the water?Read the answer and worked solution →The standard kilogram from 1889 to 2019 was a cylinder of which metal pair?Read the answer and worked solution →The kilogram is now defined using which fixed constant of nature?Read the answer and worked solution →In which year did the new definition of the kilogram take effect?Read the answer and worked solution →Which SI base unit has a prefix as part of its own name?Read the answer and worked solution →One hectogram equals how many grams?Read the answer and worked solution →A shopkeeper packs 4 hectograms of tea. How many grams is that?Read the answer and worked solution →One gram is what part of a kilogram?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the only recognised SI symbol for gram?Read the answer and worked solution →Which kind of item is most often measured in grams in kitchens and shops?Read the answer and worked solution →How are liquid ingredients often measured in recipes?Read the answer and worked solution →A food label lists contents per 100 g. What does that let a buyer read directly?Read the answer and worked solution →A jeweller says a gem weighs 5 carats. How many grams is that?Read the answer and worked solution →How many kilograms are in one tonne?Read the answer and worked solution →A truck carries 3 tonnes of bricks. How many kilograms is that?Read the answer and worked solution →A lorry has a load of 7500 kg. What is this in tonnes?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the BIPM symbol for the tonne?Read the answer and worked solution →In India, 1 quintal is used for grain prices and equals how many kilograms?Read the answer and worked solution →A farmer sells 8 quintals of wheat. How many kilograms is that?Read the answer and worked solution →A mill buys 2500 kg of grain. How many quintals is that?Read the answer and worked solution →In science, what is the weight of an object?Read the answer and worked solution →Which quantity tells the amount of matter in an object?Read the answer and worked solution →An astronaut carries a 12 kg tool to the Moon. What is its mass there?Read the answer and worked solution →A ball is taken from Earth to the Moon. What happens to its weight?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Among these, which is the base unit of mass in the SI system?

  1. Newton
  2. Gram
  3. Quintal
  4. Kilogram
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Correct answer: D. Kilogram

1. The SI system names one base unit for mass. 2. That unit is the kilogram, symbol kg. 3. The gram is a thousandth of it, the quintal and tonne are larger metric units, and the newton measures force, not mass. _Source: Wikipedia, Kilogram, Lead section_

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How many grams make exactly one kilogram?

  1. 10
  2. 100
  3. 10000
  4. 1000
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Correct answer: D. 1000

1. Kilo- is a prefix meaning one thousand. 2. So one kilogram equals one thousand grams. 3. 10 and 100 are too small, and 10000 is ten times too large. _Source: Wikipedia, Kilogram, Lead section_

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What does the metric prefix kilo- mean?

  1. One hundred
  2. One million
  3. One tenth
  4. One thousand
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Correct answer: D. One thousand

1. A prefix tells how many base units a unit holds. 2. Kilo- means one thousand, so a kilometre is 1000 metres and a kilogram is 1000 grams. 3. One hundred is hecto-, and one tenth is deci-. _Source: Wikipedia, Kilogram, Lead section_

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