What is meter stick and their uses?

Answer 1

In 1983 the 17th CGPM (Resolution 1) redefined the meter in terms of the speed of light in a vacuum. The value for the speed of light, 299,792,458 meters per second, had already been recommended in 1975 by the 15th CGPM, (Resolution 2). Its use in the meter's definition made the speed of light fall within the limits of uncertainty of the best existing measurements.

Though this is a rather technical definition, it is the most correct. In the past, the meter or metre if you're European, has been defined as: 1) Jean Picard, Olaus Rømer and other astronomers had suggested that a unit of length be defined as the length of a pendulum with a period of 2 seconds. (A pendulum's period is the time it takes to make one complete swing back and forth). It was already known that identical pendulums set up in different places had different periods, so any such a definition would have to specify a location for the standard pendulum. 2) one ten-millionth of the earth's quadrant. Today the length of the earth's quadrant can be measured relatively easily by the use of satellites. Such measurements show that the meter is actually about 1/5 of a millimeter shorter than one ten-millionth of the earth's quadrant. The startling thing about this fact is not that the meter does not conform to its original conception, but that two 18th century surveyors should have come so close.

Answer 2

A meter stick is a stick that is a meter long and is used like a ruler although it is used to measure long things. It is basically the old-fashioned device which we now rather use a measuring tape.

Answer 3

Meter sticks are rulers that are one meter long. They have many uses: * measuring straight things * propping the classroom door open * stirring mixtures when you're mixing them in a garbage can * killing flying insects that invade the classroom * throwing them at the wall to wake up sleeping students * shimming wobbly tables

Answer 4

A meter stick is a measuring instrument used to measure lengths up to one meter. It is often made of wood, plastic, or metal and typically has markings in centimeters and millimeters. Meter sticks are commonly used in science labs, construction, and engineering to measure distances, dimensions, or objects.

Answer 5

it is used for measuring a certain distance.

Answer 6

distance

both x, y and z. Its very versatile that way.

Answer 7

A meter stick is used to measure things. It looks a lot like a yard stick but is a little longer.

There are about 39.37 inches per meter.