Metric mass scales by tens (and thousands).
Type a value, pick units
2,500
1 kg = 1,000 g
The metric mass ladder
- tonne → kg → g → mg — each step is ×1000.
- 1 t = 1000 kg · 1 kg = 1000 g · 1 g = 1000 mg.
- A paperclip ≈ 1 g, a litre of water = 1 kg, a small car ≈ 1 tonne.
Your turn
Convert 0.75 kg to grams.
Watch out
Metric mass steps are ×1000, not ×10 — going kg → g jumps three decimal places, not one.
Conversions
- 1 g = 1000 mg
- 1 kg = 1000 g
- 1 t (tonne) = 1000 kg