metric conversion unit

At last in 1789 a system of measurement was invented based upon the powers of ten. Each unit quantity was divided into ten parts and each of these parts into further ten and so on. Multiples of the unit are ten, one hundred, one thousand etc. This was very logical. Once the siz..

Which of the following metric units would you use to measure the weight of a cake? => millimeters or seconds or liters or grams..

Which of the following metric units would you use to measure the weight of a pizza? => liters or seconds or millimeters or grams..

Which of the given metric units would you use to measure the area of a town? => meters or square miles or square inches or liters..

The value of any physical quantity is always expressed as its numerical value as well as a unit. One often hears the weight expressed as grams or kilograms; the distance as foot, yard or mile; the volume as litres or gallons. The use of a number of units cause confusion an..

The value of any physical quantity is always expressed as its numerical value as well as a unit. One often hears the weight expressed as grams or kilograms; the distance as foot, yard or mile; the volume as litres or gallons. The use of a number of units cause confusion and comp..

In 1960, the Eleventh General Conference of Weights and Measures recommended an International System of Units (abbreviated as SI) based on the metric system of measurement. When the recommendation was accepted in 1968, it marked the first time in world history that a single syst..

.e., Le systeme internationale d' unites, is a new, comprehensive and rationalised system of units, accepted by the 11 t h conference of weights and measures in 1960. It is used in science and technology all over the world, because of the following advantages over others. The ..

Known as British system of units, it is not a metric system. It stands for foot, pound and second. Its use is declining in scientific wor..

Estimate measurements, p Problems involving measurements Unit conversio..