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Why are prefixes useful when describing SI units?
Prefixes are useful when describing SI units because they allow for easy conversion between different units of measurement by indicating a multiple or fraction of the base unit. This helps to express quantities in a more manageable and standardized way.
Why are imperial units called imperial units?
Because of their association with the Brittish Empire.
What is the signal corps?
mostly communications such as radios and other related units, satellite, antenna, wiring and radar equiment maintainer.
Why was the plantation system unprecedented?
The plantation system was unprecedented because it didn't exist in Europe. The system divided land into smaller units with the smaller units being under private ownership.
What are the units of measurement used by scientists?
Most sciences employ the metric system of measurement. In fact, most of the world in general uses the metric system.Technically, the standard set of units most often used is called SI units, although many of them are similar to the metric system. See the Related Questions link for all the SI units.
Why SI unit are useful because they are all related by multiples of what?
They are related to larger and smaller units by powers of ten near the basic unit and by powers of 1000 further away.
SI units are related by multiples of what?
10
What are Metric units multiples by?
Ten
What is the decimal system of measurement?
The metric, or SI system of measurement is based on units which, in most cases, are related to larger or smaller units by multiples or factors of ten. The exception is time where the factors are 60.
What are light years and astronomical most useful?
Units such as light years and astronomical units are useful because they can be used to measure very large distances without yielding extremely large numbers.
What kind of metric units are based on units?
All of them. They are all measurement units counted in divisions or multiples of 10.
What is a useful unit of mass?
gram, kilogram. It really depends on the object whose mass is being measured. But since nanograms to tons are all related by simple multiples of 10, it does not matter a great deal which one is chosen.
Why is it sometimes useful to use arbitrary units?
It is sometimes useful to use arbitrary units because it may take you too much time to figure out the logically ideal units to use, or you may not even know in which numerical range your results may fall.
What pattern do you see in the multiples of 8?
The units digits start with 8 and go down in steps of 2. The units digit repeats every 5 multiples, The last pair of digits repeat every 25 multiples.
Why are units of measurement useful?
Units of measurement provide a standard to measure mass, length etc.So, it is useful.
Where multiples and sub multiples of units are used?
Multiple and sub-multiples are used when the range of values is too large to be measured in a single unit.
The monetary system of the US is in metric because its units are related to each other by what number?
The US monetary system is not in metric units. Instead, it uses a system based on the decimal system, where units are related to each other by powers of 10. For example, there are 10 dimes in a dollar, 100 cents in a dollar, and so on.
