Mastering Unit Conversion
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What does the process of conversion depend on?

  • The specific situation and intended purpose (correct)
  • The precision and accuracy of measurement
  • The number of significant figures of the measurement
  • All of the above

    • Which system of units is often easier for unit conversion due to its regular 10-base in all units and the prefixes that increase or decrease by 3 powers of 10 at a time?

  • US customary system
  • English system
  • Imperial system
  • Metric system (correct)

    • What may engineering judgment consider when converting units?

  • The statistical confidence interval or tolerance interval of the initial measurement
  • The intended use of the measurement including the engineering tolerances
  • Historical definitions of the unit
  • All of the above (correct)

    • What is the purpose of unit conversion?

    <p>To change the measured quantity value without changing its effects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which system of units is often easier for unit conversion within the metric or the SI?

    <p>None of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

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