Q10CQ - College Physics (Urone)

Question

Identify some advantages of metric units.

Step-by-Step Solution

Answer

Metric units are the units that are used to measure smaller and larger quantities. System measurement uses meter, liter, and gram as a base unit of length,capacity, and weight.

Step 1: Defining concept of metric units

Physical quantities must have some units defined through a measurement process. These are called base units. Other physical quantities can be expressed by an algebraic combination of base quantities and each unit of these derived physical quantities is called a derived unit.

Step 2: Stating advantages of metric units

In a metric system, an appropriate metric prefix is used to simplify the extremely large ranges of values for the same unit used. For metric units, for particular applications, there is no need to invent units.

Metric units are internationally recognized and the metric system is consistent.

• It is a very easy-to-use system.
• By the use of metric units, we can reduce the chance of error in calculation and measurement.