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Kilograms are usually used in most countries, even though kilograms are technically a unit of MASS, not of WEIGHT.The official unit for weight is the newton, since a weight is a force.
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What is KP stands for in weight?
KP does not stand for anything in weight. KP = kilopascal is a measurement unit for pressure - which is NOT weight.
How many miles are in 9 kilograms?
Kilograms are unit of metric weight measurement, while miles are a unit of imperial distance measurement and therefore not comparable. Perhaps you confused kilo with kilometers or miles with pounds.
In which measurement situations would the most appropriate unit of measurement be feet?
None. Feet are an outdated unit of measurement and so could never be the most appropriate.
Is a kilogram used as a measurement in mass and weight?
No. Kilogram is a unit of mass only. Weight is measured in units of force; the SI unit for force is the Newton.
What does grams mean in math?
Unit of Measurement used when measuring Weight or Mass
Is a kilogram used as a measurement for weight?
yes, it is the unit for metric unit for weight.
Which unit of measurement is most useful for a baseball's weight?
The unit of measurement most useful for a baseball's weight is ounces.
Are grams and pints the same?
no, grams are a measurement unit of weight and pints are a measurement unit of volume
What is the scientific unit of measurement for weight?
It is kilogram
What is best unit of measurement for weight of a phone book?
The best unit of measurement for the weight of a phone book would be in pounds or kilograms, depending on your location's preferred system of measurement.
What is the standard unit of measurement for weight?
grams Correction: The gram is a unit of mass, not weight. The kilogram, not the gram, is the base unit of mass. The SI unit for weight is the newton, but it's a derived unit calculated using mass and gravitational pull.
What unit of measurement is used measure weight?
what is the measurement is used to measure fluid
What is the most useful measurement for weight?
The most common measurement for weight is kilograms (kg). That is the metric S.I. (systéme internationale d'unites) unit for weight.
Is gram a unit of measurement?
Yes. A gram is a unit of weight, equal to 1000th of a kilogram.
What is a measurement of weight in the standard measurement system?
the metric system is based on 1 cc of water weighing 1 gram Correction cc is not an acceptable metric symbol; a cubic centimetre is cm3 Nothing can "weigh" 1 gram - it's not a unit of weight though an object may have a mass of 1 g. The question seems to ask for any unit of weight measurement in "the standard measurement system" without defining what is meant. A metric weight unit is the newton, assuming "the standard measurement system" is SI. In the "standard" US measurement system a weight unit is a pound.
What unit of measurement was once used for selling tobacco?
Tobacco was historically measured and sold in pounds, where buyers could purchase tobacco in bulk based on this weight measurement.
What is the unit of measurement for weight?
The standard international unit of weight is the kilogram.Other measurement units exist, such as the pound.1 kilogram = 2.2 poundsAnswerUnfortunately, the original answer confuses 'weight' and 'mass'. The kilogram is the SI base unit for mass, NOT weight. Weight is a force and, therefore, measured in newtons. Similarly, the pound is used to measure mass, NOT weight.
