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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.
2,771 Questions
How many kilometers from marawi city to iligan city?
Marawi City is approximately 38 kilometers away from Iligan City.
What is the basic unit of measure in the metric system for length?
Its meter! Not metre!
No, this is simply not the case at all. The "meter" is actually what we call an Americanism (America has basically changed the original spelling). The original (and still correct) spelling for that unit of length is the metre.
Language use will change over time, true. But metre is at least as valid a way of spelling the unit of length as the American method.
How do you convert 5.7 x104 meters to kilometers?
5.7 x 104 m = 592.8 m
592.8 m = 0.5928 km
To convert from m to km, divide by 1000.
How much is a kilometer based on the us metric system?
There isn't a separate US metric system, the metric system is international and the same everywhere. So one kilometre in the U.S.A. is one kilometre.
How do you convert 27 kilogram into grams?
2.7 kg = 2700 g
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What is the best metric unit for the distance between los angeles and New York city?
Kilometres. The distance is around 3 950 kilometres.
All distances are measured in metres, the prefix just shows the multiple of metres. Kilo- represents thousand, so kilometre is 1000 metres. The distance from New York to Los Angeles is 3 950 000 metres, the prefix for millions is mega- so you could quote 3.95 megametres (Mm). This would be technically correct but normal usage is to quote thousands of kilometres.
How manycountries have not officially adopted the metric system as their system of measurement?
There are only three countries that have not officially adopted the metric system as their system of measurement: the United States, Liberia, and Myanmar.
1 micron IS the unit in this case. 1 micron is the same as a micrometer - a millionth of a meter (or a thousandth of a millimeter).
What is the metric width of a football field?
The total length of the football field (end goal to end goal) is 120 yards. There are only 100 yards of playing field.
Multiply total yards by 3 to get feet. From that answer, multiply by 12 to get total inches.
The final answer comes out to be 3600 inches (end to end) of playing field.
The final answer for total field in 4320 inches (end goal to end goal).
What is the metric distance across Texas?
Texas is roughly 1 244 kilometres wide, and 1 270 kilometres long, giving an area of 696 241km2.
Does SI unit represents force per unit area?
The force per unit area in SI units is Newton per meter squared (N/m^2). These units are the fundamental SI units. However, this can be simplified to Pascals.
What metric prefix comes after pica?
I think you pico rather than pica.
The prefix pico- represents a factor of 10-12, or 0.000 000 000 001.
The next smallest prefix is femto- 10-15, or 0.000 000 000 000 001.
Pico- is one step down from nano- which is 10-9, 0.000 000 001.
Which units are customary and which ones are metric?
Units like inches, feet, pounds, and gallons are customary units, commonly used in the United States. Units like meters, grams, liters, and Celsius are metric units, widely used internationally and in the scientific community.
There are 3800 meters in 380 decimeters because 1 decimeter is equal to 0.1 meters.
What is the metric unit that a wave's velocity is measued in?
The speed of anything is measured in metres per second. The difference between speed and velocity is that velocity is a vector, that is it has direction and well as magnitude. So velocity would be measured in metres per second in a certain direction.
What is 1 second in the metric system?
1,000 milliseconds are equal to one second.
Actually, it has nothing to do with the Metric system. Milli is a prefix that simply means one one thousandth, though it is generally associated with Metric units.
How much does 1 kg of table salt in volume?
One kilogram of table salt has a volume of approximately 0.84 liters.
Are 7 weeks bigger than 52 days?
No, 52 days is larger than 7 weeks. 52 days equals 7 weeks and 3 days.
What is the metric unit for a leaf?
The metric unit for measuring the size of a leaf is typically in square centimeters (cm²) or square millimeters (mm²), which represent the area of the leaf.
How tall is Badain Jaran in metric system?
Badain Jaran is a desert in China. It has the tallest stationary dunes on earth, some of which rise to 500 metres.
