A metric ton, or tonne, is the metric equivalent of a ton and converts approximately to 1.1 U.S. tons, or short tons as they are sometimes called. Mass-to-volume conversions depend on the density, which is mass or weight per unit of volume. You can convert from metric tons to cubic...
A Nimitz-class aircraft carrier weighs 105000 tons. If 1 ton is 2000 lbs and 1 kg is 2.2 lbs, how many gigagrams does a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier weigh? 1 gigagram = 1 billion grams How to convert units in the metric system?
Much like with volume, there is a centigram but we don’t use it. A milligram is 1/1000 of a gram. If you want to picture it, think of the mass of a grain of sand. It makes the current recommended daily allowance of 2300 mg of salt seem like a mountain of salination, doesn’...