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Most of the world uses the metric system, which is based primarily on just three standard units: the meter, the kilogram, and the second (abbreviated as mks). With just these three units, you can describe just about anything. Speed, for example, is measured in meters/second. Acceleration is m/s2 (meters per second squared). Force is kg x m/s2. Volume is m3 (meters cubed).
The English system, however, is much more complicated, and it's harder to say what is "standard". For instance, length is measured in inches, feet, miles, furlongs, etc. Volume could be tablespoons, cups, pints, gallons, barrels, firkins, etc.
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∙ 11y agocentimeters, then meters (one hundred centimeters), then kilometers (one thousand meters, or one hundred thousand centimeters)
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How do you explain importance of standard units?
Standard units are used for measurements. it is taken as a fundamental unit.
What is a unit of measure that is a combination of other measurements?
Derived Unit
Measurements of acceleration are given in units of?
(any unit of length or distance) divided by (any unit of time)2 is a unit of acceleration.
What unit would you use to describe the width of your thumb?
To measure a thumbnail the best unit of measurement would be inches or centimeters. A standard rules in the United States has both measurements on it, and the thumbnail can easily be measured.
What is A unit of measure that people agree to use?
is meant by measurement in che mistry
What is the standard unit of length for US measurements?
it is the foot
What is the unit measurment?
A unit of measure is an officially standard used to make measurements.
What does unit mean in science terms?
unit is aquantity or an amount as a standard of measurements. ........bakar.........
What is it called when you compare an aspect of an object with a standard unit?
Measurements
SI standard unit for measurements of length?
The SI standard unit for length is the meter. In other countries this is sometimes written as metre.
What is a standard of measurements?
A standard unit of measurement is the unit (size or quantity) that is agreed upon in that nation or trading partnership. In science the standard units of measurement are called SI units. (An international standard). This is the metric system.
What is a standard?
A standard can mean many things. In mathematics, the standard unit of length measurement in the metric system is the metre. In weight, the standard is the kilogramme. Basically a standard is an internationally recognised unit, by which all measurements in the same situation are compared.
What measurements do we to state the mass of something?
the International Standard (denoted "SI" from the French Standard Internationale) unit of measure for Mass is the kilogram (kg)
Give some example of standard unit of weight?
grams,kg,tonnes are examples of metric standard weights, ounces,pounds.stones are imperial measurements.
How do you explain importance of standard units?
Standard units are used for measurements. it is taken as a fundamental unit.
What does 1 unit equal to?
A unit is defined as a quantity chosen as a standard in terms of which other quantities may be expressed. This is why we have different units for different types of measurements.
Why do you need standard measurements?
We need standard measurements because it helps us to find the measurements of things.
