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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 metric system is used in London?
The United Kingdom, of which London is the capital, has been in the gradual process of changing from the Imperial System of weights and measures (inches, feet, pounds, ounces, pints gallons etc.) for the last 25 years or so. The metric system is now used to measure most commodities, with the notable exceptions of beer and milk which are both still sold in pints. The temperature scale has also changed from Fahrenheit to Celsius. The British monetary system changed to metric in 1971.
1 cm = 10 mm, therefore 7 mm is smaller (less) than 1 centimeter.
In the metric system the prefix for 1 000000 is?
I had to count the 0s - it would have been easier to space them in threes. Anyway that is I Million, so the prefix is M.
If the metric system was invented in 70s how were bullet sizes measured before then?
The metric system was passed into law in France on August 1, 1793. What you're referring to is the standardisation of the International System of Units as the metric system (which actually occurred in the 1960s).
In which country is the metric system not the main system of measurement?
The United States is the country where the metric system is not the main system of measurement. The US primarily uses the Imperial system for measurements such as distance, weight, and volume.
Centimeters is a metric unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one hundredth of a meter. It is commonly used to measure smaller lengths or dimensions, such as the size of objects or distances.
When you need to drink 2 liters how many ounces will you need?
There are approximately 67.6 ounces in 2 liters.
How many miles equals kiliometer?
A kilometre is less than a mile. The way I remember it is for every 8 kms there is 5 miles. So if you are converting miles to kms you divide miles by 5 and then multiply by answer by 8. So 25 miles would be 25 divided by 5 = 5 then x 8 = 40 so 25 miles is 40 kms. OR converting the other way is divide km's by 8 then multiply by 5. So 64 kms would be 64 divided by 8 = 8 x 5 = 40 so 64 kms is equal to 40 miles.
The correct answer though is actually 1 mile is 1.60934 km and 1 km is 0.62137 miles
466 miles in 750km.
There is 0.621 miles in 1 kilometer.
0.621 miles in a kilometer
X 750 kilometers
= 466 miles in a kilometer
What is the metric system and what is it used for?
Hope this helps
metric system works in 10s 100s or 1000s here is a rough overview
10 mm equals 1 centimetre
100 centimetre equals 1 metre also 1000 millimetres equals 1 metre
1000 metres equals a kilometre
the metric system also works on volume as well 1 cubic metre equals 1000 litres
10 cms cubed is 1 litre
Hope this helps
try wikipedia site
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_system
Why is metric system based on number 10?
The metric system is based on 10 because we operate in base 10. This means that units can be changed by simply moving the decimal point, as 1 m = .001 km = 100 cm. This also allows scientific notation to be used easily, as you simply need to change the exponent. For example, 6.2 * 1023 mm = 6.2 * 1020 m.
What ae the basic units of measure for mass length and capacity in the metric system?
Mass is measured in kilograms.
Volume is measured in cubic metres, because the prefixes in cubic units don't match normal prefixes (1 m3 is one billion mm3 rather than one thousand) it is more normal to use litres.
The SI units of electric force are?
The SI unit of electric force is the newton (N). Electric force is a vector quantity that describes the attraction or repulsion between charged particles based on their charges and distances. It is quantified in newtons in the International System of Units (SI).
What are the possible units for measuring length or distance in the metric system?
Metre(m) is the fundamental unit. You can prefix centi-, kilo-, milli-, nano- etc to it to get bigger and smaller units. For example, 1000 meters is a kilometre(km) and 1/1000th of a metre is a millimetre(mm). Prefixes:
* p (pico) 10-12 * n (nano) 10-9 * µ (micro) 10-6 * m (milli) 10-3 * k (kilo) 103 * M (mega) 106 * G (Giga) 109 * T (Tera) 1012 In addition to the above, 10 mm make a centimetre(cm).
millimeters, centimeters, decimeters, meters, kilometers.
Hour Second Millisecond
Millimeter
Kilometer
Centimeter
Explain why the metric system was created and how this change has helped scientific research?
The metric system was created to standardize measurements. In the past, measurements were based on abstract things like the size of an arm or the width of a horse. When these became subunits for each other, it got complicated. So the metric system bases everything on divisions of 100. It helped scientific research because (hopefully) everyone, everywhere uses it and different countries don't have to convert everything.
