The opposing systems are imperial and metric, not customary. But, meters are metric.
1 metric ton.1 metric ton.1 metric ton.1 metric ton.
Kilograms for a row boat but a ton for larger vessels.
Look at the Wikipedia article "Metric prefix". Please note that it is not customary to use units larger than kilometer.
Look at the Wikipedia article "Metric prefix". Please note that it is not customary to use units larger than kilometer.
a metric ton
Metric
There are two types of tonnes, with a slightly different mass. A ton is equal to 2000 pounds. Another type of ton (sometimes called "metric ton" to clarify) is equal to 1000 kilograms.
A ton - sometimes called "metric ton", to avoid confusion with the other ton - is equal to 1000 kilograms. Metric prefixes (Mega, Giga, Tera, ...) might be used for larger units, but it is customary to specify larger masses either in kilograms or in tons.
2200 pounds is called a "ton" in the Imperial system and a "short ton" in the US customary system.
1 'customary' ton = 2,000 pounds, anywhere 1 metric ton = 1,000 kilograms of mass It weighs 2,204.6 pounds on Earth, but different amounts in other places.
One metric ton is equal to 1000 kilograms. Therefore a metric ton is 1000 times larger than a kilogram.
The tonne (or metric ton) is 1,000 kg ≈ 2205 lb The US ton is the short ton = 2000 lb → 1 tonne is about 10% bigger (The UK ton was the long ton = 2240 lb (= 20 cwt; 1cwt = 8 stone = 112 lb) → 1 tonne is about 2.5% smaller.)
It is a customary unit.
One 'metric ton'. On earth, that much mass weighs roughly 2204.62 pounds (rounded), or 10.23% more than a 'customary' ton.
The opposing systems are imperial and metric, not customary. But, meters are metric.
The pound is NOT a metric unit.