Metric System
The other name for Metric Units is...
SI Units (System Internationale D'unites)
Which country still uses the Imperial System as their official system of measurement?
USA
What is the most sensible unit to measure the distance from Panorama Ridge Secondary to Tamanawis Secondary?
km or mi
Approximately how many cm in 1 inch?
1 in = 2.54cm
3.2 x 100 = 320 cm
How many inches are in a mile?
12 x 3 x 1760 = 63,360 inches in a mile.
What is the most sensible measurement for the length of a car?
3 mm 3cm 3m 3km
3 meters
Convert 82 yards to meters.
82 x 0.915 = 75.03 meters
Convert 410 m to km.
410/1000 = 0.41 km
Convert 4.75 yards to feet and inches.
4.75 x 3 = 14.25 feet.
0.25 = 1/4 = 3/12 --> 3 inches
= 14' 3"
What is the most sensible unit to measure the length of your calculator?
cm or inches.
How many inches in 3m?
3/0.305 = 9.836 feet
9.836 feet x 12 = 118.03 inches
Create the metric staircase.
mm --> cm --> dm --> m --> dam --> hm --> km
How many yards are in 7 inches?
7/12 = 0.5833333333 ft
0.5833333333 / 3 = 0.194 yards
What referent would you use to measure the width of this room?
Walking pace. About 1m per 2 steps.
The tallest man in the world lived to be 8'11". Determine his height in cm.
(8 x 12) + 11 = 107 inches
107 x 2.54 = 271.78 cm
William jogs 2.5km around his neighbourhood. If he travels 3 meters/second, how many minutes will it take him?
2.5 x 1000 = 2500 meters
2500m / 3 m per second = 833.3 seconds
833.3 / 60 = 13.9 minutes
The longest road tunnel in the world is in Norway. It is 15.2 miles long. The longest rail tunnel is in Japan, and it is 33.5 miles long. The tunnel in Norway would have to be how many yards longer to be the same length as the tunnel in Japan.
33.5 - 15.2 = 18.3 miles
18.3 x 1760 = 32,208 yards longer
Estimate the distance from here to Pizza 64 in meters.
How many millimetres are in 0.0065 mi?
0.0065mi x 1.6 = 0.0104 km
0.0104 x 1 000 000 = 10,400 mm