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What measures the mass of an object?
The mass of an object is the amount of matter that an object has. It is almost the same as weight, but weight is dependent on gravity, while mass is universal.
What is a unit mass?
A unit of mass is a: gram
What is the statistical scale of measurement for weight?
Weight is force, so any convenient unit of force is an appropriate unitin which to describe it. Some choices include:poundouncenewtondynepennyweight
What is the unit to describe mass?
The SI unit of mass is the kilogram.
Which scale should be used to measure the mass of a bag of grapes?
In the English system of pounds. Kilograms in the metric system.
Is gram an English system or metric system?
The gram is a metric unit of mass.
What are the units of mass in the English System?
Do you mean metric or imperial? Metric is used in Europe, and with certain things in the US. Imperial is used in the US and a few other holdouts. Anyways, mass is used in the metric system, so their unit is the gram.
Is pounds part of the English system?
As a unit of measurement for mass, yes. As a currency unit, yes. For other uses of the word, probably not.
What unit is used to measure mass in the metric system?
The SI unit for mass in the metric system is the kilogram.
What is the basic unit for measuring mass?
A kilogram is the base unit for mass in the SI system.
What is the base unit of mass it the metric system?
The base unit of mass is the kilogram.
What is the si unit in the metric system for mass?
Kilogram is the SI unit for mass.
What unit describes mass in metric system?
The base unit of mass is the kilogram.
Units of mass in the metric system?
If, by 'metric system', you mean 'SI system', then the base unit for mass is the kilogram
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.
What is the standard unit in the metric system for measring mass?
The base unit of mass is the kilogram.
Is the unit inch from the English system or international system?
English.
