Why is the metric system called international system of units?

Answer 1

Because it is the only complete "system" of measurements we have. The "inch" thing is not a "system" at all, but a compilation of customary units and relationships. The metric system is especially important to science, where a complete system of measurements is necessary.

Answer 2

The metric system is the international system of measurement. It was designed with several goals in mind. Neutral and universal Any laboratory can make a model of the base units. Starting with length, the meter was determined by the distance between two lines of latitude. This can be measured at any location on earth with the proper instruments. Once the length is established, a cube can be constructed that is 1/10 km on each edge. The volume of this cube is the liter. Everyone has access to water, so fill this cube with water and you have a kilogram of weight at 3.98 degrees celsius. Oh, yes, you also had to develop a thermometer by dividing the difference between water's freezing and boiling points into 100 equal parts. Decimal multiples The metric system is decimal. The next larger unit is always 10 times as large, the next smaller always 1/10 as large. You don't have to remember 12 inches to a foot, 3 feet to a yard, are there four pints in a quart or only two, etc. To convert, simply move the decimal point. Prefixes All derived units use a common set of prefixes for each multiple. "Kilo" means 1000 whether it is used both for mass (kilogram) or length (kilometre). A few units such as the tonne (megagram) and quintal (100 kilograms) survive from old units but have been rounded to metric. The prefixes which come from the Greek language (kilo, mega, giga) are multipliers and those with Latin origins (centi, milli) are divisors.

Answer 3

It is called "international" because it is used internationally and ratified in its Systeme Internationale (SI) form for all trading, scientific and engineering purposes, by the International Standards Organisation.

Answer 4

It is to ensure that everyone in the entire world knows the same measuring system, so that, the people will not get confused or argue on the different types of units as they thought maybe a yard is 600 metres (EXAMPLE ONLY), and others might think it will be different. So, in conclusion, people might think that it is of different conversion and will argue about them being unfair as they thought without the universal unit. When using the universal unit, people can do the same measurement, so there will be no argument.

Answer 5

Most, but not all, countries use the metric system, thus all work to the same standards. This is not just a matter of convenience, even in sophisticated organizations, mistakes between oF and oC have caused disasters. The significant international exception concerns Gold, where the ounce (but not the ordinary ounce of course!!) will continue. Similarly, carat will probably continue in use for diamonds, and a different carat (of course) will be used for gold purity.

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By now you'll have got the idea, it is pride and puffery that prolong imperial and other units.

Answer 6

Because virtually every concern in the world that uses weights and measures ... whether for

commercial, industrial or scientific applications ... anywhere in the civilized world, uses that

system. One of the very few exceptions is the USA.

Answer 7

Because it is far superior to the Imperial or the US customary or other localised systems.

1. They are internationally agreed as standard. Not like a gallon which can mean one amount in the US and different amount in the UK.

2. Orders of magnitude for measuring the same attribute are related by simple multiples or fractions of powers of ten conversions and only a handful of prefices are required (although there are a lot more available for very big and very small amounts). By way of contrast, the Imperial system uses:

• 2 pints in a quart
• 3 feet in a yard
• 4 quarts in a gallon
• 6 feet in a fathom
• 8 furlongs in a mile
• 9 square feet in a square yard
• 12 inches in a foot
• 14 pounds in a stone
• 16 ounces in a pound

and so on, and on and on. The decimal structure also makes it simple to use scientific notation for very small and very large quantities.

3. There are many simple relations between measures for one characteristic to another. For example, the force required to accelerate a mass of 1 kilogram by 1 metre/second^2 is 1 Newton. The pressure exerted by 1 Newton over an area of 1 Square metre is 1 Pascal.

Answer 8

Because the majority of countries uses it and all scientists and mathematicians use it. It is the way that they all communicate with each other

Answer 9

Its the system that pretty much the whole world uses it, except the United States.

Answer 10

the metric system is very easy to understand. it is based on multiples of ten which make it easy for people to learn