Measuring Information

Measuring Systems

Standard Imperial: Different measurements

(SI or English) came from different place (No rhyme or reason).

Metric: Sciences though of a system using base 10.

Three main types of Measuring:

• The volume of any solid, liquid, gas, plasma, or vacuum is how much three-dimensional space it occupies, often quantified numerically.

Three main types of Measuring:

• Weight: The gravitational pull on an object.• The weight of an object in static equilibrium

equals the magnitude of the gravitational force acting on the object, less the effect of its buoyancy in any fluid in which it might be immersed

Three main types of Measuring:

• Distance: The measuring from one point to another.

SI - Weight• Ton:……………….………………..1 Ton• United States and Canada however a ton

is defined to be 2000 pounds.

SI - Weight

• Pound (lb):……………..2,000 lb in a Ton• The pound, a unit of currency, originated in

England as the value of a pound mass of silver

SI - Weight

• Ounce (oz):………..….36,000 oz in a Ton• The ounce (abbreviated: oz, the old Italian

word onza, now spelled oncia; apothecary symbol: ℥) is a unit of weight.

SI - Weight• Dram (dr):……..…………512,000 dr. in a Ton• The dram (archaic spelling drachm;

apothecary symbol ℨ) was historically both a coin and a weight.

SI - Volume• Gallon (gal):…………...……….1 Gallon

SI - Volume• Quart (qt):……….......….4 qt. in a Gallon

SI - Volume• Pint (pt):………...…...….8 pt. in a Gallon

SI - Volume• Cups:…………...….. 16 cups in a Gallon• The cup is a unit of measurement for

volume, used in cooking to measure liquids, although different countries use different sizes.

Gallon Man

SI - Volume• Tablespoon (Tb):…. 256 Tb. in a GallonA tablespoonful, an amount approximately

equal to the capacity of one tablespoon, is commonly used as a measure of volume in cooking.

SI - Volume• Teaspoon (tsp):…….768 tsp. in a Gallon• A teaspoon, an item of cutlery (in American

English, also called flatware

SI - Distance• Mile:………….................................….. 1 Mile• A mile is a unit of length in a number of

different systems.

SI - Distance• Yard (yd):……………..…1,760 yd. in a Mile• The yard derives its name from the word for a

straight branch or rod

SI - Distance

• Foot (ft):…….........................5280 ft. in a MileA foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or

abbreviation: ft or, sometimes.

SI - Distance

• Inch (in):……………….…63,360 in. in a Mile• The inch is usually the universal unit of

measurement in the United States.