BTU (British Thermal Units) is a common term in the U.S. Calories are used as well. The metric unit Joule isn't used much in the U.S.
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Heat is typically measured in BTUs (British Thermal Units) or therms in the United States. BTUs are often used to measure the amount of heat produced by appliances or the cooling capacity of air conditioning units, while therms are commonly used to measure natural gas consumption for heating purposes.
The US is one of the 3 remaining countries that still use Imperial (old British) units to measure distance. They therefore uses feet, inches and miles. The rest of the world uses the international standard decimal units relating to the Metre.
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A system of measurements. SI is the most used world-wide now (Systeme Internationale). The old British system using feet and pounds is now largely superseded though it is still used in some more traditional industry, especially in the US.
The system of units used in the United States is called the United States customary units or US customary units. This system includes units such as feet, pounds, and gallons.
The International System of Units, also known as the metric system, is used for standardizing units of measurement around the world. It provides a common language for measuring quantities such as length, mass, volume, time, and temperature in a consistent and easily convertible manner.