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Metric System
The metric system is an international basis of measurement based on a decimal system. It uses standard base units to name larger and smaller units.
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What are the units of measuring distance in the metric system?
millimeters, centimeters, decimeters, meters, and kilometers
How do you convert the metric system easy strategies?
Some easy strategies to convert within the metric system include:
- Moving the decimal point: To convert between units, move the decimal point to the left or right based on the conversion factor.
- Remembering common conversions: Memorize common conversion factors, like 1 kilometer = 1000 meters, to make calculations quicker.
- Using conversion charts: Refer to conversion charts or online tools to easily convert between different metric units.
a mile equals 1.6km so a meter in miles is about 0.0006 miles or 3.28 feet
How many inches in 250 micrometers?
25.4 millimeters = 1 inch
so 25400 micrometres = 1 inch
So 250 micrometres = 250/25400 = 0.00984 inches (approx).
How many 50 kgs bags in a metric ton or in 1500 metric ton?
One tonne is one thousand kilograms. 1000 / 50 = 20
So you would need 20 50kg bags to make one tonne,
1500 000 / 50 = 3000
Three thousand 50kg bags to make 1500 tonnes.
One milligram is one one thousandth of a gram. So 100mg is 0.1g ( or 0.0001kg).
Milligram is a small unit and tends to be used in things like science and medicine, a paracetamol tablet will have about 500mg of paracetamol in it.
How many litters in one metric tone?
The number of liters in one metric ton depends on the substance being measured, as the density of different substances can vary greatly. For water, which has a density of 1 metric ton per cubic meter, there would be 1000 liters in one metric ton. However, for other substances with different densities, the conversion would be different.
50 g = 0.05 kg
To convert from g to kg, divide by 1000.
How many mils are there in a mm?
I don't recognise '1 mils', for one thing it is plural but only one item. Sometimes people talk of 'a mil' meaning a thousandth part. A thousandth of a mm is a micron, but a mm is already a 'mil', ie a thousandth of a meter.
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A2. Any metric is just a unit of measure. A decimal system is based upon decades of 10.
The SI system is something else again, and is concerned with the names of phenomena and their properties. Such as mass, current, temperature and so on.
What does dL mean in the metric system?
A dL is a deciliter which is 1 tenth of a liter (1 dL = 0.1 L) and a centiliter is 1 hundredth of a liter (1 cL = 0.01 L), so a dL is ten times larger than a cL.
See the Related Questions for more information about metric system prefixes.
What is the mass of mercury in metric tons?
-- If you're asking about mercury the element, then it depends on how much
of it there is, and where it's located. On or near the surface of the Earth, each
kilogram of mercury the element weighs about 9.8 newtons (2.205 pounds).
-- If you're asking about Mercury the planet, then its mass is 3.3022 x 1023 kilograms.
That's about 0.055 as much as Earth's mass.
To answer how much it weighs is a real problem. The weight of anything depends on
what other mass is in the neighborhood, because weight is just the force of gravity
attracting two masses toward each other. One mass all by itself, or far away from
any other mass, weighs nothing.
Here's an idea: The force of gravity between Mercury and the Sun is what keeps
the planet in orbit around the Sun, so how about if I calculate that force for you ?
Mercury's mass . . . 3.3022 x 1023 kilograms
Sun's mass . . . 1.9891 x 1030 kilograms
Distance between Mercury and the Sun (average) . . . 57.9 million kilometers
F = G MmercMsun/R2
G = Universal gravitational constant = 6.67 x 10-11 newton-meter2/kilogram2
Force = (6.67 x 10-11) x (3.3022 x 1023) x (1.9891 x 1030) / (57.9 x 109) 2
Force = 1.307 x 1022 Newtons
That's the same force as about 2.938 x 1021 pounds, or 1.469 x 1018 tons,
dragging Mercury the planet toward the Sun.
Of course, it's also attracted toward every other speck of mass in the universe at
the same time, including each of the other planets in the solar system. I'll do just
one more for you, and calculate the gravitational force that pulls Mercury and the
Earth together.
Earth's mass . . . 5.9722 x 1024 kilograms
Closest together that Mercury and Earth can ever be . . . 77.3 million kilometers
Maximum possible gravitational force between Earth and Mercury = 2.201 x 1016 Newtons.
(4.949 x 1015 pounds, 2.474 x 1012 tons)
That's about 0.0000017 as much as the force between Mercury and the Sun !
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Now that I read back over this response, I'm thinking that maybe the most important
lesson in the whole thing is how valuable scientific notation is when you're throwing
big numbers around.
What is a juice glass in metric units of capacity?
A juice glass typically holds about 150-200 milliliters of liquid.
What is the metric equivalent of half a grain?
A grain is a quaint old fashioned measure said to be the weight of one grain of wheat. It is equivalent to 64.79891 mg.
So half a grain would be 32.399mg.
How many grams are in 681.296 kilograms?
681.296 kg = 681 296 g
To convert from kg to g, multiply by 1000.
What is 5'4 in to centimeters?
5'4 is approximately 163 cm.
To convert imperial heights to metric, you can find the value in inches then multiply the inch value by 2.54.
ex. 5'4"= (5 x 12) + 4 = 64" ; 64" x 2.54 = 162.56cm
How much does a goldfish weigh in kilograms?
On average, a goldfish weighs anywhere from 20 to 42 grams, which is equivalent to 0.02 to 0.042 kilograms.
5 feet 9.5 inches is approximately 176.53 centimeters.
No, a coulomb is a derived unit.
A base unit is a unit that isn't made by combining other units. There are seven base units, including metre (length), kilogram (mass), and second (time).
Coulomb is the unit of electric charge. One coulomb is the charge delivered by a steady current one ampere in one second. It is derived from the base units ampere (electric current) and second (time).
What does metric and imperiel mean?
Metric comes from the Greek word metron which means to measure. The metric system is a system for (or of) measurements.
Imperial comes from the system of weights and measures that were standardized for use throughout the British Empire in 1824. Imperial is the adjective derived from empire.
Metric- from the ancient Greek word for measure.
Imperial because it was used across an empire.
There are 0.27 meters in 27 centimeters. To convert centimeters to meters, you divide by 100 since there are 100 centimeters in 1 meter.
