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It depends on what scale you are measuring. If you want to measure the distant between your house and your local supermarket, a ruler will be very accurate (if you use it in a proper way) but if you want to measure the distance between two nuclei of two cells, a ruler will be highly inaccurate.
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What is a Metric ruler vs us RULER?
A metric ruler is a piece of wood or plastic, marked at millimetre intervals.The US ruler is called the president.
What side of a ruler measures metric units?
The main unit in the metric system is the meter. It measures length.
Instrument used to measure length in the metric system?
metric ruler
What does a metric ruler do?
a metric ruler is a different way of measuring things and with measuring there is the English system (inches feet etc) and the metric system (centimeters meters etc)
What metric units does a ruler use?
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What is the metric unit of measurement of a ruler?
Centimetres and millimetres are the metric measurements used on a metric ruler.
Is a metric ruler the same as a meter stick?
yes a metric ruler and a meter ruler is the same
When do you use the metric ruler?
metric ruler is used for measuring the length of the objects in mm and cm. hence ,1cm=10 mm.In metric ruler =15 cm.
Is precision customary or metric?
The concept of precision is applicable to ANY system of units.
How long is a metric ruler?
A metric ruler is 30 cm in length. This type of ruler is commonly called a metric foot ruler because it is similar in length to a one foot ruler.
What is a Metric ruler vs us RULER?
A metric ruler is a piece of wood or plastic, marked at millimetre intervals.The US ruler is called the president.
How many inches on a metric ruler?
None. A metric ruler would not show inches, as these are not a metric measurements. It would show millimetres and centimetres.
How are the volumes different when you use a graduated cylinder and a metric ruler?
A metric ruler measure a legth not a volume.
Precision and non-precision measuring instrument?
precision instrument: caliper, micrometer non-precision measuring instrument: your hand, a piece of string
What side of a ruler measures metric units?
The main unit in the metric system is the meter. It measures length.
What is the difference between English and metric ruler?
An english ruler uses inches and feet, and a metric ruler uses centimeters, millimeters, decimeters and meters.
Instrument used to measure length in the metric system?
metric ruler
