The English system is inch, foot, yard, mile for length. Mass (like weight) is ounce, pound, and ton.
12 inches in a foot
3 feet in a yard
1,760 yards in a mile
16 ounces in a pound
2000 pounds in a ton
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For just about any type of unit, different units are used between the English system and the SI (metric) system. In both systems, there are units for length, area, volume, mass, force, temperature, etc.
No. "Metric" refers to a system of measurement - of mass, length, volume etc. Tonne is a unit for measuring mass.
In the SI system (metric), length is a meter, mass is the kilogram, and time is the second.
Kilogram is a unit of mass, not of length.Kilogram is a unit of mass, not of length.Kilogram is a unit of mass, not of length.Kilogram is a unit of mass, not of length.
Both systems have measurements for distance, area, volume, and mass or weight.