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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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Why is the metric system is more scientific system of measurement than the use of body parts like the palm or the hand breadth and the foot?

Because the basic units can be constructed in any laboratory. It is not dependent on some measurement that may change with time. The metric system is the international system of measurement. It was designed with several goals in mind. Neutral and universalAny laboratory can make a model of the base units. Starting with length, the meter was determined by the distance between two lines of latitude. This can be measured at any location on earth with the proper instruments. Once the length is established, a cube can be constructed that is 1/10 km on each edge. The volume of this cube is the liter. Everyone has access to water, so fill this cube with water and you have a kilogram of weight (at 3.98 degrees Celsius - the SI uses the Kelvin scale but both divide the difference between water's freezing and boiling points into 100 equal parts). Decimal multiples The metric system is decimal. The next larger unit is always 10 times as large, the next smaller always 1/10 as large. One need not remember 12 inches to a foot, 3 feet to a yard, are there four pints in a quart or only two, etc. To convert, simply move the decimal point. Prefixes All derived units use a common set of prefixes for each multiple. "Kilo" means 1000 whether it is used both for mass (kilogram) or length (kilometre). A few units such as the tonne (megagram) and quintal (100 kilograms) survive from old units but have been rounded to metric. The prefixes which come from the Greek language (kilo, mega, giga) are multipliers and those with Latin origins (centi, milli) are divisors.

What is SI unit for mass and volume?

The unit of mass is 1 kilogram.

The unit of volume is 1 cubic metre, 1 m3.

How many cubed centimeters are in one gram?

Without knowing the product it's impossible to say...a cubic centimeter is a volume and a gram is a mass.

Also, there aren't very many products out there that are light enough you could get more than one CC per gram. Polyester fiberfill pillow stuffing, cotton wool...

How many liters equals 75 ml?

75 milliliters is equal to 0.075 liters. to get this answer simply move the decimal point of 75.0 mL 3 spaces to the left because there are 1000mL in 1 liter. You move the decimal point to the left when converting from small to larger units and to the right when converting from large to smaller units. Always count by the number of zeros in the equivalent and you will know how many decimal spaces to move (i.e. there are 1000g in 1 kg so if you have 5 kg amd want to know how many grams that is then move the decimal 3 places to the right to get 5000 g).

How many milligrams are in 1 liter?

Only if you think of pure water, you can say: 1 liter of water weighs 1 kilogram. 1 kilogram has 1,000 grams and 1 gram has 1,000 milligrams. 1 kilogram has 1,000,000 milligrams and also 1 litre of water has 1,000,000 milligrams.

What is the si unit for amount of substance?

The SI unit for amount of substance is the mole, symbolized as "mol." It is used to measure the quantity of chemical entities, such as atoms, molecules, or ions, in a sample.

What is the SI unit of resistance?

The SI unit of resistance is the ohm, represented by the symbol Ω. It is named after the German physicist Georg Simon Ohm, and is used to measure the opposition to the flow of electric current in a circuit.

How many feet is a square mile?

There are around 5372 inches in a Square mile [WRONG]

Square mile is a unit of area and inch is a unit of distance; the conversion is not possible. Probable you think to square inches.

answ2. there are 5280 feet in a mile and each foot has 12 inches.

So, 5280x5280x12x12 is the number of square inches in a square mile. You may do the math.

How many meters in a grid square?

The size of a grid square can vary depending on the specific grid system being used. In general, the size of a grid square is determined by the scale of the map or the grid system itself. The size is typically specified in the map legend or grid system's documentation.

Could you show me the metric system scale?

Length...meter

Volume...liters

Mass/Weight...grams

Temperature...degrees Celsius

Time...Seconds

Metres and litres most parts of the world. And temperature is Kelvins, though Celsius is used for weather.

There's also volts, watts, amperes, joules, pascals, maxwells, webers, bels - you want to measure it, there's an appropriate unit.

What are units of measure in the metric system?

In the SI system, the basic units are

  • metre : length
  • kilogram : mass
  • second : time
  • ampere : electric current
  • kelvin : thermodynamic temperature
  • mole : amount of substance
  • candela : luminous intensity.

How many meters in a half a mile?

804.672 m

1 mile = 1609.344 meter

1 meter = 0.00062 mi

What is the fuel to oil ratio on most two stroke outboards?

'if the outboard you have is a pre mix model use 50 (fuel):1part (oil) or 16oz. (1 pint of oil) to 6 gallons gas. be sure to use high quality gas, it is much more important to use better gas in your outboard then say your car or lawnmower, this is because your car usally runs at about 1500-2000 rpm compared to 4-6000 rpm in your boat. use good oil, tc-w3 is what to look for on the container, but this does not mean they are good, donot use supertech or other off brands, your bes bet is to use manufactuers oil, (merc is quicksilver, Yamaha is yamalube, ect).

What does Mya mean?

Millions of years ago. and similarly, Gya for Giga years ago (~ Billion).

This usage avoids the confusion between various folks definitions of billion etc. And uses the prefix/suffix definitions produced by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures. (look for BIPM in Wikipedia.org )

How many miles is 30000 meters?

Miles is the imperial unit of measuring distances. Kilometers or meters is the metric unit. 1 mile is 1.6093 km. So to convert km to miles, we divide by 1.6093. The corresponding distance in miles is 1.93

How many centimeters are in a pint?

There are approximately 473.18 milliliters in a US pint. To convert this to centimeters, you would need to know the density of the substance in the pint because the conversion between volume and length depends on the density of the substance.

Which country designed the metric system?

The metric system was designed by a group of French scientists during the French Revolution in the late 18th century. It was officially adopted as the standard system of measurement in France in 1795.

What are my measurements in the metric system if I am 5 feet 2 inches tall and weigh 185 pounds?

If a person is 5 feet 2 inches tall they are 160 centimeters tall on the metric system. If they are 185 pounds they are 83.9 kilograms on the metric system.