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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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List the seven SI base units and the quantities they represent?
- Meter (m) - length
- Kilogram (kg) - mass
- Second (s) - time
- Ampere (A) - electric current
- Kelvin (K) - temperature
- Mole (mol) - amount of substance
- Candela (cd) - luminous intensity
1 cc or "cubic centimetre", according to "The American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary, is "A unit of volume equal to one thousandth (10-3) of a liter or to one milliliter."
Or about a fifth of a teaspoon.
Reference:
Cubic centimeters. (n.d.). The American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary. Retrieved September 28, 2008, from Answers.com Web site: http://www.answers.com/topic/cubic-centimetre
What is a catchy slogan for the metric system?
THE METRIC SYSTEM WONDERLAND or THE WONDERS OF THE METRIC SYSTEM
Which two statements correctly describe the concepts of administrative distance and metric?
Administrative distance is a way to prioritize routing information from different routing protocols; a lower administrative distance is preferred. The metric, on the other hand, is a value that represents the cost of a particular route, aiding in selecting the best path to a destination.
Basic unit of the metric system?
There are seven base units from which all other units are derived.
length; metre
temperature; kelvin
time; second
mass; kilogram
electrical current; ampere
amount of substance; mole
luminous intensity; candela
How many tablespoons in 45 milliliters?
97.38 tsp
1 milliliter equals 0.202 US teaspoons.
1 teaspoon is 4.928 milliliters
How is time measured in the metric system?
Time is measured in exactly the same way regardless of whether the measurer uses metric, standard, or imperial measures.
The base unit of time is the second. All the normal SI prefixes apply, but are generally only used for intervals shorter than a second.
1 Kilimeter equals how many millimeters?
One kilometre is one million millimetres.
One metre is 1000 millimetres, one kilometre is 1000 metres. 1 km= 1000 x 1000 mm = 1 000 000 mm.
Give three advantages of the metric system over the English system of measurement?
One advantage is that it is based on 10 making it easy to move the decimal place over and when rounding. Another advantage is the that the rest of the world uses it so that we can all communicate in the language of the metric system. And lastly it has 3 units and prefixes so you just add the prefix necessary for the measurement you are looking at. The prefixes are kilo, hecto, deka, base units,deci,centi, and milli.
Give an example of when you might measure the temperature uring the metric system?
There are many different occasions when a person would want to measure the temperature using the metric system. For example, if a friend from the UK wanted to know the temperature at one's house in Wisconsin, it would be polite to convert the temperature to Celsius so that it makes sense to one's friend.
Something measured in seconds in the metric system?
In the metric system, how many milliseconds
are needed to make one second?
What instrument measure mass in the metric system?
A triple-beam balance. Since grams are used to measure mass, which is independent of gravity, a balance is used. That way, no matter the gravity, the correct mass is given. Yes, there can be scales made, specific to earth's gravity that would measure mass, but they would only be accurate on earth.
Answer RefinementAny type of balance can be used, it doesn't have to be a triple-beam.A spring operated scale can also be used.
Both types of balances must be adequately calibrated to give reliable answers.
In addition to balances and scales there are a large number of other ways for measuring mass. Nearly any measurable quantity that can be related to mass can be used to measure mass. For example, the mass of a single charged molecule can be calculated based on how the particle behaves in an electric and/or magnetic field. If the various measured quantities are in metric units then the resulting mass is also in metric units.
Or, the mass of an abject can be determined by how fast it's position changes with time when dropped in a gravitational field. In this case, the measuremnt instrument might be a stop watch (which is a metric instrument).
There are many ways, and instruments, that can be used to determine the mass of an object.
What is the unit of volume equal to 1 cm3 or 1 cc is what?
cubic centimeter or cubic anything really is volume. length is square centimeter.
Units of mass in the metric system?
If, by 'metric system', you mean 'SI system', then the base unit for mass is the kilogram
How many square meters is equal to 1500 square feet?
Here is a website that will do it for you. http://www.metric-conversions.org/area/square-meters-to-square-feet.htm google will tell you if you go to google and type: 1500 square meters in square feet
If you're interested, the math is easy.
1 m = 3.2808 ft
1 sq m = 10.7639 sq ft (3.2808 squared)
1500 sq m = 1500 x 10.7639 = 16,145.85 sq ft
What is the scientific unit of mass?
The scientific unit of mass is the kilogram, symbolized as "kg." It is defined as the mass of the international prototype of the kilogram, a platinum-iridium cylinder kept at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures in France.
What is the SI unit for expressing gravitation?
"Gravitation" doesn't really have units. Weight, which is the force experienced by an object due to gravity, is a force, so it's expressed in force units: newtons. A newton is a kilogram - meter per second squared expressed in SI base units.
Why does the USA not use the metric system?
When the Founding Fathers were deciding on a system to regulate U.S. measurements, the default was to use the British Imperial System, as they were subjects of the British Empire. However, the U.S. was very close to adopting the metric system, which was conceived by the French in 1790. But ultimately, Thomas Jefferson, then secretary of state, decided against it. According to Time magazine, “His beef was that the meter was conceived as a portion of a survey of France, which could only be measured in French territory.”
After studying the various units of measurements used across the United States, John Quincy Adams upheld this decision 1821, deciding that the U.S. Customary System was sufficient.
What are the common metric units used to report the density of a substance?
The common metric units used to report density are grams per cubic centimeter (g/cm^3) or kilograms per cubic meter (kg/m^3).
What are the short forms for metric system units called?
Short forms of metric system units are called symbols. For example, "m" for meter and "kg" for kilogram.
You would use kilometers to measure the distance from Savannah to Statesboro.
Why is the metric system used in science?
Because the rest of the world uses the metric system. If you leave the U.S., science is still science. If we used our system, it would be hard to convert our discoveries.
{ADDED} It would not be "hard" arithmetically but it would certainly add extra work, so everyone including American scientists, now uses the single, SI units for consistency and co-operation. The SI (Systeme International) units are a single set of mathematically-coherent dimensions based on the metric system, temperature in ºCelsius or ºKelvin (same "size" but differing 0º points), and fundamental electrical units.
What is the metric unit of liquid capacity?
All volumes are measured in cubic metres. Because the unit is cubed, the normal prefixes can be confusing, one kilometre is one thousand metres, but one cubic kilometre is one billion cubic metres, so volumes are often quoted in litres. A litre is not an SI unit, but its use is allowable in the SI system. One cubic metre is one thousand litres.
