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It depends on the force of gravity where the body is weighed.
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Is a kilogram the weight of a dime?
1 kilogram is the mass of about 441dimes.
If you weighed 150 kilogram and lost 1 kilogram what is the body percentage lost?
"Weight" is not measured in kilograms.If your mass was originally 150 kg and you lost 1 kg of mass, then you lost 2/3rds of 1 percent of your original mass.
Do stars have a weight?
Not really.Somethings weight is a measure of the mass of the object in a gravity field. therefore an object of mass 1 Kilogram will weigh 1 kilogram on Earth but only 1/3 of a kilogram on the Moon.For this reason we say stars / planets/ moons etc have mass not weight as it is mass that is the invariant property of matter not weight.
What is the mass of one kilogram?
1 cubic decimeter of pure water is 1 liter and weigh 1 kilogram. A mass of one kilogram is a weight of one kilogram at sea level. If you move your subject into space, it will weigh less. If you take it to Jupiter, it will weight more, but its mass will remain one kilogram.
What does it mean if the strength of gravity is 9.8 newtons per kilogram?
It means that a 1 kilogram mass has a weight of 9.8 N, a two kilogram mass has a weight of 19.6, and so on
What is 1kilogram on the moon?
A kilogram (mass) on the moon is still a kilogram (mass)A kilogram (referred to as its weight) is about 1/6 of it's Earth weight or 160 g (approx)Aside: In common usage we talk about an object having a weight, not a mass (e.g. Your driver's license states your weight). In science a kilogram is a unit of mass. Weight is what we perceive when we try to lift that mass - it is the force of gravity pulling the kilogram mass to the Earth. It gets a bit confusing when you are at Earth's surface because a the kilogram mass has a numerically kilogram of force (usually referred to as weight) attracting it downwards.
How do you convert weight to mass in kilograms?
On Earth . . . -- 1 pound is the weight of 0.4536 kilograms of mass -- 1 newton is the weight of 0.10197 kilogram (101.97 grams) of mass -- 1 kilogram of mass weighs 2.20462 pounds (9.8 newtons) The numbers are different in other places.
Is the mass of a kilogram greater than a pound?
Yes it is. 1 kilogram is the same weight (mass) as about 2.2 pounds (2.2046 lb).
How much is the mass of a kilogram on earth?
The mass is 1 kilogram anywhere. The mass doesn't change.The weight of 1 kilogram is 9.8 newtons (2.205 pounds) on earth,and 1.6 newtons (5.8 ounces) on the moon.
In the metric system what is weight measured in?
Weight is measured in kilograms. There are 1000 grams in 1 kilogram, and 1000 kilograms in 1 tonne.
How many Newtons would a 1 kilogram weight weigh?
On earth, 1 kilogram of mass weighs 9.8 newtons.
What is the conversion rate between a kilogram and a pound?
1 pound is the weight of 0.45359237 kilogram of mass on earth. 1 kilogram of mass weighs 2.205 pounds on earth, and has other weights in other places.
