How to Convert Imperial to Metric

A standard of measurement system is important because it allows scientists to compare data and communicate with each other about their results.

Why is it important to determine the appropriate measuring device and unit of measure to be used in measuring length, mass, and volume. It is important to determine the appropriate measuring device because it should be capable of giving measures of subject under its capacity.

Accurate measurements are important because precise amounts are required for reactions to take place, for a recipe to turn out and to keep correct records of a measurement. When measurements are not accurate, this provides incorrect data that can lead to wrong or even dangerous conclusions or results.

The biggest reasons the U.S. hasn’t adopted the metric system are simply time and money. When the Industrial Revolution began in the country, expensive manufacturing plants became a main source of American jobs and consumer products.

1. Find the right conversion number (see Metric – Imperial Conversion Charts)
2. Multiply.
3. If the answer is in the thousands or millions (or thousandths or millionths), then drop the zeros and use the correct prefix (see Metric Numbers)

The kilowatt-hour (SI symbol: kW⋅h or kW h; commonly written as kWh) is a unit of energy equal to 3600 kilojoules (3.6 megajoules)….

The zero point of a thermodynamic temperature scale, such as the Kelvin scale, is set at absolute zero. By international agreement, absolute zero is defined as 0K on the Kelvin scale and as -273.15° on the Celsius scale (equivalent to -459.67° on the Fahrenheit scale).