Kilo comes from the Greek khiloi and means 1000. There are 1000 grams in one Kilogram.
Yes kilo is short for the word Kilogram . :)
No. The word "kilo" means "1000". "Kilogram" means "1000 grams".
The correct spelling is kilogram. kilo is often used as an abbreviation of that. Kilo is actually the metric prefix meaning 1000, so a kilogram is equal to 1000 grams. As for how many kilograms in a kilo, the answer is 1 because, in this context, they are the same.
Yes, both are different ways of saying "kilogram" The word "kilo" also means 1000, therefore a kilogram is 1000 grams, a kilometer (KM) is 1000 meters, a kilobyte (KB) is 1000 bytes, etc. however when used on it's own, as in "get me a kilo of sugar" it usually refers to grams/weight.
Kilogram and Kilo refer to the same unit of measurement.
"Kilo" is a prefix derived from the Greek word for "thousand." In kilometer, it signifies 1000 meters, while in kilogram, it denotes 1000 grams.
One kilogram is equal to 1 kilogram.
there are 1000 grams in a kilogram (kilo is derived from the greek word for one thousand)
Yes, 1 kilo is equivalent to 1 kilogram. Both terms refer to a unit of measurement in the metric system that is equal to 1000 grams.
Kilo is the abbreviation for kilogram and one kilogram is 2.2 pounds
the prefix in kilogram is kilo
Yes, a kilo is a commonly used abbreviation for a kilogram. They both refer to a unit of measurement equal to 1000 grams.