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Imperial v.s. Metric
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Imperial v.s. Metric
Facts about Imperial v.s. Metric
95%
of the world uses the metric system
Facts about Imperial vs Metric
Origin of Metric System
Metric units are simpler to learn, as they are mostly in multiples of
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Metric system is much older than the Imperial system
In 1799 France adopted a new system called the Metric System
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Imperial units are harder to learn, as they are usually in multiples of or
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Entire system was derived from measuring of
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It became more popular than the Imperial system a of years after its existence
natural objects
There are different units, sizes, and names for mass, length, area, volume, and speed
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Question 1 and 2
What is the only unit of measurement that the imperial and metric system have in common?
Question 3 and 4
Different Uses of Both Systems
Origin of Imperial Units
By 1960 countries embraced a modern version called the
System of International Units
thousands
Distance
Inches
Units for Imperial System:
Uses:
British imperial system evolved from of Roman, Celtic, and Anglo-Saxon local units in the middle ages
Length
Feet
Yards
Volume
Each foot contained 12 inches, and each inch equaling the length of 3 barleycorns
Gallons
Weight
Temperature
Pounds
King Henry VII reaffirmed the Winchester standards for capacity and length and distributed royal standards
What are the Metric/Imperial Systems?
measurement
Metric and Imperial are both systems of
Different Uses of Both Systems
base units
Imperials are grouped into
Origin of Imperial Units
Which Countries Use which System?
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Metric system is based on the number
Millimeters
Distance
Uses:
Units for Metric System:
Centimeters
Length
Decimeters
Volume
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Countries that use the metric system are
During the 16th century the rod was defined as the length of the left feet of 16 men
Weight
Meters
Kilometers
Temperature
An example would be the gallon which was equal to 10 lbs of distilled water
Burma
U.S.A.
Liberia
Weight and Measures act of 1824 made the British Imperial system definitions of measurements