kilogram
The kilogram is the SI base unit of mass. This topic is part of Measurement within Science & Nature. This page currently draws on 12 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
kilogram trivia questions
A kilogram is a metric unit of what?
Answer: Mass
Bonus fact: The kilogram is the SI base unit of mass.
How many grams are in one kilogram?
Answer: 1,000
Bonus fact: The prefix kilo means one thousand.
Since 2019, the kilogram has been defined using which physical constant?
Answer: Planck constant
Bonus fact: The modern SI kilogram is tied to a fixed value of the Planck constant.
The modern SI kilogram is defined by fixing the numerical value of which constant?
Answer: Planck constant
Bonus fact: The Planck constant is fixed at exactly 6.62607015 × 10^-34 joule-seconds in the SI.
What is the world's largest living rodent?
Answer: Capybara
Bonus fact: Capybaras can weigh more than 50 kilograms.
Which bluefin species is the largest?
Answer: Atlantic bluefin tuna
Bonus fact: Atlantic bluefin can exceed several hundred kilograms.
Ostrich eggs are the largest eggs produced by any living what?
Answer: Bird
Bonus fact: A single ostrich egg can weigh well over a kilogram.
What is the SI coherent derived unit of force?
Answer: newton
Bonus fact: One newton is equivalent to one kilogram-meter per second squared.
What distinction is the Goliath frog famous for?
Answer: It is the world's largest living frog
Bonus fact: Large individuals can weigh several kilograms.
What distinction does the Aldabra giant tortoise share with Galápagos tortoises?
Answer: It is one of the world's largest land tortoises
Bonus fact: Large adults can weigh well over 100 kilograms.
What is the common SI unit of density?
Answer: Kilograms per cubic meter
Bonus fact: Density has units of mass per volume.
Molality measures moles of solute per what?
Answer: Kilogram of solvent
Bonus fact: Molality uses the mass of the solvent rather than the total volume of the solution.