Metric System and Metrology
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What is metrology?

  • The study of historical measurement tools
  • The scientific study of measurement (correct)
  • The art of estimating measurements
  • The study of mathematical equations

    • What was the political motivation behind standardizing units in France?

  • To establish a common understanding of units
  • To assert dominance in scientific advancements
  • To resist influence from other countries
  • To simplify trade and commerce (correct)

    • When was the decimal-based metric system established?

  • 1750
  • 1795 (correct)
  • 1800
  • 1820

    • What resolution led to the evolution of the International System of Units (SI)?

    <p>Resolution at the 11th General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) in 1960</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What led to the establishment of the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM)?

    <p>The need for conformity between countries adopting the metric system</p> Signup and view all the answers

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