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A centimetre or a millimetre for everyday objects. Or micrometre for things still smaller - eg thickness of a hair.
Or if you are talking abount things on a very, very tiny scale, a nanometre or picometre. And that's not the end of metric prefices!
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What is something that would measure one meter?
A child that is about 5.
Would you measure distance in kilometer or meter?
road distances in km. measurements in metres or even smaller
What is smaller decimeter or meter?
Deci means tenth, so decimeter would be a tenth of a meter. Decimeter is smaller then.
Why would you measure volume in ml?
The official unit for volume is the cubic meter, but since this is a somewhat large unit, smaller units are sometimes used. A ml (milliliter) is the same as a cubic centimeter, or a millionth of a cubic meter.
Would you measure a pencil by meter or centimeter?
centimetres
What is something that would measure one meter?
A child that is about 5.
Would you measure distance in kilometer or meter?
road distances in km. measurements in metres or even smaller
What is a barmeter?
A barmeter would be something to measure a bar with, or perhaps a meter to measure how much alcohol the bar dispenses.A barometer measures air pressure.
Why would you measure in square centimeters?
Square centimeters are a measure of area. If you were measuring something smaller than a square meter, but larger than a square milimeter, it would be suggested to use square centimeters. because when you are trying to find the area of something you cant just use centimeters because that is just for length not for like how much space is in a shape. That's the best answer i have
would this sentence be true or false, to measure objects smaller than a meter but still visible to see, a scientist would use the centimeter or kilometer?
yes
Is a meter stick or a 50 m tape better to measure a gym?
The 50 meter tape would be better as the margin of error would be smaller. example: if each measurement you take is off by 4 millionths of a meter by using the meter stick to measure a 100 meter length your measurement will be off by as much as 4 ten-thousanths of a meter or 0.40 millimeters whereas the 50 meter tape measurements will be off only 8 millionths of a meter or 0.008 millimeters.
What is smaller decimeter or meter?
Deci means tenth, so decimeter would be a tenth of a meter. Decimeter is smaller then.
What metric unit would you use to measure your bed?
You would use the meter.
Identify the si unit you would use to measure the width of the classroom?
Identify the SI until you would use the measured the width of your classroom
Why would you measure volume in ml?
The official unit for volume is the cubic meter, but since this is a somewhat large unit, smaller units are sometimes used. A ml (milliliter) is the same as a cubic centimeter, or a millionth of a cubic meter.
What unit of measure would you use to measure a flagpole a meter or a km?
Meter, kilometer is the SI equivalent to the mile.
Would you measure a pencil by meter or centimeter?
centimetres
