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What is the unit measurement for distance?
Distance measures length. For example, the distance of a road is how long the road is. In the metric system of measurement, the most common units of distance are millimeters, centimeters, meters, and kilometers.
What are 4 units that are used for measuring distance?
• It usually has four units of measurement to choose from: millimeter, centimeter, inch, and foot. A meterstick is an instrument for measuring short distances. For short distances, the metric unit meter (m) and the English unit yard (yd) are commonly used.
What is the basic unit of measurement?
SI Base Units
| Quantity | SI Base Unit | |
|---|---|---|
| Length | meter | m |
| Mass | kilogram | kg |
| Temperature | kelvin | K |
| Time | second | s |
Which is the smallest unit of distance?
Planck length
Ans: The smallest unit of distance is Planck length which is denoted as ℓp and is equal to 1.616255(18)×10-35.
What are the different units used to measure distance?
1 foot = 12 inches
What units does the US use to measure distance?
In the US customary system of measurement, the most common units of distance are inches, feet, yards, and miles. How big are customary units of distance? The length of a quarter is about inch.
Which units can be used to measure length or distance?
thou or mil ( 1⁄1000 of an inch)
What is the standard measure of unit for distance?
Distance, like every other quantity, has many units. It can be measured in meters, in kilometers and so on. However, the international system of units gave each quantity a specific unit. The other units are all modifications of the first one. Therefore the standard unit for the distance is meters .