A kiloton is about 1,102.31 tons (US).
There are 1,000 tons in a kiloton.
There are 1,000 metric tons in a kiloton.
1 kiloton = 1000 tons.
There are 1,000 kilograms in a kiloton. A kiloton is equivalent to 1,000 metric tons.
One thousand tons is commonly referred to as a kiloton or metric kiloton. It is equivalent to 1,000,000 kilograms or 2,204,623 pounds.
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A kiloton could be described as 1 x 103 tons.
1/2 US ton is 1,000 pounds or about 454 kilos.
No, kilotons and metric tons are not the same. A kiloton is a unit of weight equal to 1,000 metric tons. Metric tons, also known as tonnes, are a unit of weight equivalent to 1,000 kilograms.
Not sure about a synonym, but a term for a thousand tons is a kiloton.
A Kiloton of TNT is not really a measure of weight but of explosive force. A kiloton of TNT would would weigh 1000 metric tons or about 2.2 Million pounds. But a kiloton of water, feathers, bricks.. would also weigh 2.2 Million pounds. A kiloton of TNT has the energy of 4.2 × 1012 joules or 4 Billion BTU's which would be enough energy to raise the temperature of 2 Million tons of Water 1 degree F.
Kilotons are used to measure the power of atomic bombs. A kiloton is the power equivalent of 1000 tons of TNT, a chemical explosive used in bombs. A 15 kiloton atomic bomb has the power of 15,000 tons of TNT.