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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
What metric system is used to determine the amount of space an object takes up?
The metric system unit used to determine the amount of space an object takes up is volume. Volume is measured in cubic units, such as cubic meters (m³) or cubic centimeters (cm³), depending on the size of the object being measured.
What is the difference between a centimeter and centigram?
By unit of length and distance and conversion ,we can say that
1 km=1000 m=100000 cm
1 m=100 cm
How many kilograms are equal 3000 grams?
300 g = 0.3 kg
0.3 kilo.
The prefix "kilo" (symbol k) in the International System of Units (SI) and other systems, which denotes 103, it means one thousand. Therefore, there are 1,000 grams (g) in a kilogram (kg) and 0.001 kilogram equal a gram. Kilograms and grams are units of mass not volume such as liters, gallons, quarts, pints, and cups, and can only be conveted to each other if you have the specific item being measured, as each item has a different density.
0.5 is much bigger. It is a half whereas the other, 0.08 is an 80 th part.
2.4 grams = .024 centigrams = .0024 miligrams Move the decimal point over three times to the left when going from grams/meters to miligrams/milimeters.
If a vehicle's cooling system capacity is 3.8L how many gallons is that?
1 liter is equal to 0.2642 gallons so 3.8 liters equals 1.00396 gallons.
What is an si unit for measuring temperature?
The unit is the Kelvin. It's often called the 'Celsius degree' because the scale
of temperature that we encounter most often is the Celsius scale, that starts
with zero at the freezing point of water. The 'chips' or steps of temperature
are defined so that there are 100 of them between water's freezing and boiling
temperatures, and those are called Celsius degrees. The size of each one is
one 'Kelvin'.
If you're more comfortable with Fahrenheit temperature, then you put 32 at
the freezing temperature of water, and you use degrees that are 5/9 the size
of 1 Kelvin, so that it takes 180 of them to reach from there to the boiling
point of water.
How do you convert 3 miles into meters?
1,000 meters = 1.000 kilometer
100 meters = 0.100 kilometer
10 meters = 0.010 kilometer
5 meters = 0.005 kilometer
4 meters = 0.004 kilometer
3.5 meters = 0.0035 kilometer
Better way:
(3.5 m) x (1km / 1,000 m) = 0.0035 km
Is the metric system the standard unit of measurement in the us?
America unit of measurement is larger than the metric units of measurement.
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WHAT ? ! ?
1 foot compared to one meter ?
1 poundmass compared to one kilogram ?
1 pint compared to one liter ?
1 acre compared to one hectare ?
Conversion between Tonne and Metric Tonne?
1000KG = 1 Tone
K to M as below
Basic Metric system
10^12 - Tera
10^9 - Giga
10^6 - Mega
10^3 - Kilo
10 - Unit
10^-3 - Milli
10^-6 - Micro
10^-9 - Nana
10^-12 - Pico
How is rainfall measured in the metric system?
Rainfall is measured with a rain gauge, basically a funnel and a measuring cylinder. The height of the water in the cylinder is then measured in millimetres, telling us the amount of rain that has fallen.
Is Newton or Kelvin is the SI unit for temperature?
Yes kelvin is a si base unit.
Kelvin is a fundamental unit of SI for thermodynamic temperature.
How do the prefixes in the metric system?
In the metric systems, unlike other systems, there is only one unit for each measurement; e.g the only unit for length is the metre. For lengths much longer, or shorter, lengths we use prefixes to indicate the fraction or multiple of the metre.
For short lengths the fractions are thousandths, millionths, billionths; for which the prefixes are milli-, micro-, and nano-.
For longer lengths, the multiples are thousands, millions, and billions; for which the prefixes are kilo-, mega-, and giga-.
The prefixes indicate the fraction,or the multiple of the base unit.
What is the SI unit of measuring the volume of a liquid?
SI unit do scientists use to measure a liquid is cubic meter ,that is,m^3.SI derived unit, the cubic metre. The volume of a container is generally understood to be the capacity of the container
Why is the metric system of measurements better than the English system?
First, it is easier if everybody uses the SAME units of measure. This is the reason the metric system was created in the first place. Currently, most countries in the world use metric units.
Second, because of the use of powers of 10, conversions are much easier. For example, 13 kilometers is the same as 13,000 meters (just multiply by 1000). Now try the same, converting miles to feet!
Finally - and this is a little more technical - the use of a consistent system of units makes several formulae simpler.
What are units does the metric system us for length mass volume temperature?
Length: meter
Mass: kilogram
Volume: cubic meter
Temperature: Kelvin
What is the area of a room measuring 5 meters long 3 meters wide?
Four square meters could have many dimensions, but most likely 2m by 2m. Any combination of widths and depths that multiplied equal four. For example, a 4m by 1m room would also by 4 m^2
Area (m^2) = width (m) x depth (m)
Is a pound a part of the metric system?
lb is a pound in weight. 14lbs in a stone.
Pounds is abbreviated lbs because the origin is in the Latin word libra, which could mean both balance scales (hence the symbol for the astrological sign Libra, which was named after a constellation that was thought to resemble scales) and also a pound weight, for which the full expression was libra pondo, the second word being the origin of our pound.
The letters cl stand for centilitre - there are 100 centilitres in one litre.
Which is bigger 9 mm or 11 mm?
Yes, the calibre refers to the diameter of the bullet. Therefore, a 9mm would be smaller than a 10 mm.
Are meters in the metric system?
Yes, it is the unit for distance and can be used to derive those for volume and area.
How much does a grain of rice weigh?
A very rough approximation would be in the order of 1023 atoms, ie a 1 followed by 23 zeros, which is a very big number.
Given that there are over 10^21 atoms in a large grain of sand, weighing 0.03g there will be a lot more (maybe x10 or x100) in a grain of rice (which is much larger than a grain of sand). Note that rice is organic so will have a lot of hydrogen atoms as well as carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, and many others in lesser degree.
The previously stated answer of "30,000 atoms in one grain of rice" is absurd. Either the poster is testing how long it takes for an incorrect answer to be fixed or is quite ignorant of atomic dimensions (or both!).
What is SI unit of latent heat of fusion?
The latent heat of fusion is defined as the heat energy required to convert a kg of a substance of liquid into solid of the same substance without a change of temperature.
Q = mL
where Q = Heat Energy in joules, m=mass of substance, L= Latent heat of fusion
Taking units,
[J] = [kg] [L]
[L] = [J]/[kg]
so units of latent heat of fusion are joules.kg-1
