For this technique you need a drinking straw, a protractor, some scotch tape and a measuring tape. Tape the drinking straw to the protractor at the 45 degree angle mark. Hold the protractor with its flat side level with the horizon and then sight through the drinking straw. Walk a distance away from the tower until you can see the top of the tower through the straw. Since you are sighting the top of the tower at a 45-degree angle, your distance from the tower is equal to the height of the tower. Measure your distance from the tower and you know its height.
The metric unit commonly used to measure height is the meter. So, you would measure the height of Big Ben in meters.
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millimetres (centimetres could also be used)
Metres (American spelling = meters), unit symbol "m", would be the most appropriate metric unit to measure the height of a 32-story building.
The 'meter' is the metric unit of any length or distance, no matter what direction.
You can use centimeter or meter as a unit of a person's height.
The metric unit commonly used to measure height is the meter. So, you would measure the height of Big Ben in meters.
The metric unit used is feet and inches. centimeter can also be used
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A metre.
Metre.
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Meters
millimetres (centimetres could also be used)
meters
Centimeter....a common misconception is the meter, which is officially not used to measure height.