What metric system would you use would you used for the following objects:
Mass of a lipstck:
Mass of a pingpon ball:
The mass of a person:
2006-11-14 07:31:51 · 3 answers · asked by conew508 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
A lipstick is small but fairly hefty because it's dense. Its mass could be measured in grams.
A pingpong ball is hollow and extremely light. You would probably measure it in milligrams.
A person should be measured in kilograms.
2006-11-14 07:34:52 · answer #1 · answered by DavidK93 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mass of a lipstick: Well, lipsticks are'nt that heavy, so grams would probobly be the best. The average lipstick is anywhere from 5-7 grams.
Mass of a pingpong ball: Pingpong balls are hollow and light, so it would probobly be best to measure in miligrams.
Mass of a person: A person weighs much more then 1000 grams. The most comon unit when measuring anything from people to cars, is kilograms.
Hope this helps.
2006-11-14 17:22:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. They would all be based on grams. People would probably be kg, ping pong ball g, and lipstick mg. (As in the residue left by a kiss.)
2006-11-14 15:35:35 · answer #3 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋