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The US measuring system is derived from a system from what country?
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∙ 16y ago
England.
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Does it make any difference which metric system the US use?
Yes. Most of the rest of the world except for the United States and one other country uses the metric system, measuring with meters, kilometers, e.t.c. We use feet, inches, miles, e.t.c. this can cause various complications when measuring. Even though we have different system of measuring things, the metric system is commonly used in the USA regardless. In physics, most students are taught calculations with metric system measurements.
What are all the appropriate units for measuring time in the us system?
I am pretty sure it is hours, and seconds because I do not think meters is in the us system i hope it helps
Which country built the GPS system?
The USA Defense Department did. The US Air Force operates it.
What are the units of measuring?
There aren't just two, but some include leagues, miles, yards, feet, and inches in the US customary system of measurement; also meters as the base unit in the SI system. Those units deal with length: there are others such as pounds (US) or grams (SI) for weight.
Does saipan use the metric system?
Yes. Every country except the US, Liberia, Burma and a few Caribbean nations uses the metric system.
What is the meaning of fathoms deep?
A "fathom" is a measure of units in the British Imperial System, later derived for use in the US Customary System. It is approximately two yards (or six feet), and is most commonly used in measuring nautical distances.
What measuring distance in the us system?
In the US system, distances are usually measured in inches, feet, yards, and miles.
Units for measuring time in the US System?
i dint really care
What is the measuring of the biggest country in Hawaii?
Hawaii is a US State and contains no countries.
Does it make any difference which metric system the US use?
Yes. Most of the rest of the world except for the United States and one other country uses the metric system, measuring with meters, kilometers, e.t.c. We use feet, inches, miles, e.t.c. this can cause various complications when measuring. Even though we have different system of measuring things, the metric system is commonly used in the USA regardless. In physics, most students are taught calculations with metric system measurements.
What are the proper units of measuring distance in the us system?
Inch, foot, yard and mile
What are all the appropriate units for measuring time in the us system?
I am pretty sure it is hours, and seconds because I do not think meters is in the us system i hope it helps
Why is the metric system considered more efficient to use than the measuring system you use in the US?
it is not as complex and can be changed easily
What measuring system do you use in the US?
We have our own system in the US because we're stuborn. Mass we use pounds and length we use inches, feet, miles. Volume is the same as well as time.
What things had happened before the war and during the war that made the Soviet Union angry with the US?
The hostility of the USSR toward the US was not derived from any event before or during the war, so much as it derived ideologically from the perceived inevitable conflict between the capitalist economic system and the communist economic system.
What is considered to be the center of the US justice system?
The US Supreme Court is the center of the US justice system. The Supreme Court is the highest court in the country.
What measuring system does US use?
The us is the only country that uses the complicated system of cups and gallon, inches, and feet. Brazil, along with almost all the other countries on this planet use the metric system.
