2007-03-05 12:42:46 · 7 answers · asked by mostly_forfun 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
megaton = 1 million tons TNT
kiloton = 1 thousand tons TNT
A 1 kiloton bomb is a block buster and a 1 megaton bomb is a city buster. And I wouldn't want to be in the vacinity of either.
2007-03-05 12:48:35 · answer #1 · answered by Vernon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since 'mega' means 'million' and 'kilo' means 'thousand' then a megaton is one million tons, and a kiloton is one thousand tons.
2007-03-05 12:57:26 · answer #2 · answered by Kris L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
kilo = 1,000
mega = 1,000,000
ton stands for the destructive power of a ton of TNT, so, a kiloton is equal to 1,000 tons of TNT. A megaton is equal to a 1,000,000 tons of TNT.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megaton
2007-03-05 12:49:53 · answer #3 · answered by John B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a kiloton is 1,000 tons of dynamite and a megaton is a million tons of dynamite
2007-03-05 12:48:46 · answer #4 · answered by cantcu 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Kilo-thousand
mega-million
a ton depends on the unit. A metric ton is 1000 kgs, whereas an imperial ton is 2000 lbs.
If you are talking about yields of nuclear weapons they use metric tons.
2007-03-05 12:59:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
megaton- 1,000,000 tons
kiloton-1000 tons
2007-03-05 12:46:03 · answer #6 · answered by Skyhawk 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mega- million
kilo- thousand
2007-03-05 12:48:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋