Basics in measurement

Basics in measurement

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  Introduction toIntroduction to MeasurementMeasurement MADEBY:- Uttam TrasadiyaMADE BY:- Uttam Trasadiya [email protected]@gmail.com
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  What you needto knowWhat you need to know  First things first, you need to understandFirst things first, you need to understand the basicsthe basics  There are two systems of measurementThere are two systems of measurement  US/Customary System which we use hereUS/Customary System which we use here  Then there is the metric system which isThen there is the metric system which is used all over the worldused all over the world
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  Measurement BasicsMeasurement Basics Length: is the distance of somethingLength: is the distance of something measuredmeasured  Volume/Capacity: how much somethingVolume/Capacity: how much something can hold ( generally liquid)can hold ( generally liquid)  Weight: how much something weighsWeight: how much something weighs  Mass: how much space something takesMass: how much space something takes upup
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  US/Customary SystemUS/Customary System The US/Customary system has manyThe US/Customary system has many different units of measurementdifferent units of measurement  Each unit has a completely differentEach unit has a completely different namename  They also have completely differentThey also have completely different conversion factorsconversion factors
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  Metric SystemMetric System The metric system has base unit andThe metric system has base unit and many different prefixesmany different prefixes
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  Metric Units ofMetricUnits of MeasurementMeasurement  Meters: Measures lengthMeters: Measures length  Liters: Measures volume or capacityLiters: Measures volume or capacity  Grams: measures weight/massGrams: measures weight/mass
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  Units of Measurement:Unitsof Measurement: VolumeVolume  US SystemUS System  CupsCups  PintsPints  QuartsQuarts  GallonsGallons  Fluid OuncesFluid Ounces  Metric SystemMetric System  LitersLiters
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  Units of Measurement:Unitsof Measurement: LengthLength  US SystemUS System  InchesInches  FeetFeet  YardsYards  MilesMiles  MetricMetric  MetersMeters
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  Units of Measurement:Unitsof Measurement: Weight/MassWeight/Mass  US SystemUS System  OunceOunce  PoundPound  TonsTons  MetricMetric  GramGram
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  Metric System PrefixesMetricSystem Prefixes  Mili- 1/1000, which means thatMili- 1/1000, which means that 1000mm=1m1000mm=1m  Centi- 1/100, which means thatCenti- 1/100, which means that 100cg=1g100cg=1g  Deci- 1/10, which means that 10dl=1lDeci- 1/10, which means that 10dl=1l  Deka- 10, which means that 1dkm=10mDeka- 10, which means that 1dkm=10m  Hecto- 100, which means that 1hg=100gHecto- 100, which means that 1hg=100g  Kilo- 1000, which means that 1kl=1000lKilo- 1000, which means that 1kl=1000l
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  US ConversionsUS Conversions LengthLength  1 foot = 12 inches1 foot = 12 inches  1 yard = 3 feet1 yard = 3 feet  1 mile = 5,280 feet1 mile = 5,280 feet
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  US ConversionsUS Conversions VolumeVolume  1 cup = 8 fl oz1 cup = 8 fl oz  1 pint = 2 cups1 pint = 2 cups  1 quart = 2 pints1 quart = 2 pints  1 gallon = 4 quarts1 gallon = 4 quarts
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  US ConversionsUS Conversions WeightWeight  1 lb = 16 oz1 lb = 16 oz  1 ton = 2000 lbs1 ton = 2000 lbs