Mass

and Density
Sunday, 1 March 2020 3:24 PM

Mass
*Definition of mass:
-Mass of an object is the amount of matter in the object

*Mass of an object is constant no matter where it is

-Mass of an object is 6 kg on the Earth , it is still 6kg on the Moon.

*Weight of an object on the Earth will not be the same if it is placed on the Moon.

*The instruments used to measure mass are beam balance and electronic balance.

Unit for mass

Conversion of Units

*1 tonne (t) = 1000 kilograms (kg)

*1 kilogram (kg) = 1000 grams (g)
*1 gram (g) = 1000 milligrams (mg)

1t = 1000kg = 1 000 000g = 1 000 000 000mg

1mg = 0.001 g = 0.000 001 kg = 0.000 000 001 t

Example:

A)Express 82 kg into g.
Solution:82 kg = 82 x 1000kg
= 82 000 g
B)Express 17 mg into g.
Solution:17 mg =

C)Express 9287 g into tonnes.

Solution: 9287 g =