Unit of Weight

In an object, weight is defined as the amount of matter in it. It depends on the force of attraction for an object on the earth. The measure term is used for specific result and is obtained from the measurement process.

Standard Unit of Weight:

In metric system, the common units of weight are grams, kilograms and tons.

Conversion of Metric units to Imperial units:

S.No	Metric Unit	Imperial/U.S Units
1	Gram	0.035 ounces
2	Kilogram	2.21 pounds
3	Metric ton (1000 kg)	0.98 uk tons
4	Metric ton (1000 kg)	1.10 us tons

To make Weight easy to remember, this method will help : 

Exercise:

a) 80 kg (g)
b) 1,620 g (kg)
c) 55,000 kg (t)

Solution

a) 80 kg x 1000                b) 1,620 g ÷ 1000                       c) 55,000 kg ÷ 1000
   = 80,000 g                         = 1.62 kg                                    =55t