Should America convert to the metric system? There are three countries that still didn’t convert to the metric system: US‚ Myanmar (formerly Burma) and Liberia. The US still uses the English units also known as the Imperial System. I think that US should convert to the metric system because: the metric system is much simpler‚ the whole world uses it‚ and the English system hurts the international trade. As I said before the metric system is a LOT simpler! There are 10 millimeters in a centimeter
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Should America Switch to the Metric System? Out of all 195 countries in the world a mere 3 of them are currently using the US customary system of measurement as its official measurement system. These three remaining countries are the US‚ Liberia (which was founded by the US)‚ and Myanmar(which is drifting toward converting to the metric system) meaning that if the US were to switch to the metric system it would finally be on the same base as the other 99% of the world. America should swi
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A change to the metric system would be beneficial to the United States because not only it is easier to use‚ but it would make conducting business/trades easier‚ communication better‚ improve the economy‚ and help the country to not fall behind in the global economy. The United States is the only industrialized country in the world that doesn’t use the metric system as its primary system of measurement. Changing to the metric system will make the United States be on the same system of measurement
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The Metric system Have you ever looked at the back of a food item or drink to check nutritional values? Everything on the label is measured in the metric system. Do you actually know how much sugar you are getting? Or how much of a certain medication you can safely take? Have you ever thought that there should be ten inches in a foot‚ ten feet in a yard? A system with a standard that makes sense. Well you’re in luck with the metric system. The English Imperial system may be more familiar and
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The Metric System Scientific data is always reported using metric system units of measurement. There are four basic metric measurement units: • Length = meter (m) • Volume = liter (l) • Mass (weight) = gram (g) • Temperature = ° Celsius (° C) All four metric system basic units can be converted into larger or smaller units simply by adding a prefix in front of the basic unit: Unit prefixes: • kilo (k) = Makes the basic unit 1000 times larger (103) • deci (d) = Makes
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Program‚ America! Have you ever walked into the store and asked yourself‚ why am I buying a gallon of milk instead of two liters of milk? Better yet‚ have you ever asked yourself why you’re buying two liters of pop instead of a gallon of 1[-; pop? As you can see the US standard units measuring system and the metric system disagree with one another in this instance. This isn’t the only situation either. They clash with one another in many other situations world wide. That is why America should join the
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Lab 2: The Metric System and Microscope Name _________________________ Date __________________________ Section 1: The Metric System The Metric System is known as the International System of Measurement. The Metric System is based on Standard-prefixes that correspond to ‘multiples of 10’. The measurements of volume (the liter)‚ mass (the gram)‚ and length (the meter) are the baseline for all metric unit conversion factors. In the United States‚ the English System is more commonly used;
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Unlike today‚ where most scientific communities use the standard unit of measurement called the metric system‚ early measurements were based on human body parts. In time‚ nations developed their own different units of measure. Due to all the different national measurements‚ it was difficult for scientists to understand each other‚ resulting in chaos. For example‚ if the United States conducted an experiment and France wanted to mimic the experiment‚ the different units of measure would make the
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it that America is unique compared to the rest of the world? Well‚ in the case of using the imperial system instead of the metric‚ it is not very great. The metric system‚ also called the International System of Units or SI‚ is a system of measurements and units that started to develop in 1670 in France by Gabriel Louten‚ a vicar. After facing much criticism for challenging the previous system of measurements for each country‚ it was gradually implemented internationally. However‚ the metric system
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the metric system. Many countries have completely switched over to using the metric system. America is not one of these countries. The question is: should America switch? The rest of the world uses it‚ so why not America? It seems to make more sense than the current system. However‚ there are costs in converting. Lots of money will be spent by companies trying to switch everything over. Also‚ is the metric system actually sensible to use? The answer is yes‚ and America should use the metric system
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