Customary and Metric Systems of Measurement Flashcards
What are the two primary systems of measurement?
Customary
Metric
Which system of measurement is used most often in the United States?
Customary
Who created the National Standards in the U.S. to determine the exact measurement of an inch, foot and etc?
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Which system of measurement is used by all countries, except the United States?
Metric System
When was the metric system implemented? by whom?
1790’s
French Scientists
The updated system of metric measurements is called?
System of International Units
The metric system is based on?
Powers of 10
Two advantages of using the metric system are it’s
simplicity
and ease of calculations using the powers of 10
In the metric system the decimal point is moved to the left to
change from a larger unit to a smaller unit
In the metric system the decimal point is moved to the right to
Change from a smaller unit to a larger unit
The metric system is the _________ _________ _________ ___________ of measurement
World Recognize International Standard
The use of the Metric system has been authorized by law since
1866
President ________ in _________ signed the Metric Conversion Act into law
Gerald R Ford
1975
President _________ in _________ signed an executive order 12770 which stated,
George W Bush 1992
stating that all new federal construction projects must be developed using metric measurements, and all federal agencies involved in construction agreed to a final target metric conversion date of January 1, 1994.
What are the Prefixes and Powers of 10
Tera Giga Mega Kilo Heca Deca - deci centi milli micro nano pico
