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Weight
Technically mass is a body's resistance to acceleration. That means that the greater the mass of a body, the greater the force needed to start or stop it moving. In everyday language mass is referred to as weight, but weight is the force acting on a body, due to gravity normally, and is measured in newtons, mass is measured in kilograms.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe concept of "mass" doesn't just apply to the metric system. The mass is often informally called the "amount of substance". This is not a very precise definition; to be more precise, you can think of mass as a property that provides objects with:
a) Inertia. Objects with more mass are more difficult to speed up or slow down.
b) Gravitational attraction. Objects with more mass also have more weight. (The weight also depends on the gravitational field - on Earth, a mass of 1 kg has a weight of about 9.8 newton.)
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Units of mass in the metric system?
If, by 'metric system', you mean 'SI system', then the base unit for mass is the kilogram
Is gram an English system or metric system?
The gram is a metric unit of mass.
What unit measures mass in the metric system?
(g) grams- is the unit used in the metric system.
What do you measure mass with in the metric system?
The unit of mass is the kilogram.
What is a system of measurement based on ten?
Matter is defined as that which has mass and occupies space. There are procedures to measure both. Even if you can't measure the mass of an object directly (such as a gas), you can still determine it's mass by measuring the space it occupies. Pressure is one way to measure the mass of gas by the amount of space it occupies.
Units of mass in the metric system?
If, by 'metric system', you mean 'SI system', then the base unit for mass is the kilogram
What unit is used to measure mass in the metric system?
The SI unit for mass in the metric system is the kilogram.
Is gram an English system or metric system?
The gram is a metric unit of mass.
The standard unit of mass in the metric system is the?
In the SI - the current metric system - that would be the kilogram. In older metric systems, the gram has been used as the unit of mass.
What unit measures mass in the metric system?
(g) grams- is the unit used in the metric system.
Measuring mass in metric system?
Mass is measured in kilograms.
What do you measure mass with in the metric system?
The unit of mass is the kilogram.
In the metric system the unit of the mass is the?
it is a gram
What is a system of measurement based on ten?
Matter is defined as that which has mass and occupies space. There are procedures to measure both. Even if you can't measure the mass of an object directly (such as a gas), you can still determine it's mass by measuring the space it occupies. Pressure is one way to measure the mass of gas by the amount of space it occupies.
The kilogram is the basic metric unit of?
The kilogram is the Base Unit (not 'basic' unit) in the SI system (not 'metric system') for mass.
English metric system for measuring mass?
English: pound. Metric: kilogram.
The metric system of weights and measures?
The metric system is an international decimalised system of measurement, first adopted by France in 1791, that is the common system of measuring units used by most of the world.
