Understanding Metric System in Everyday Life

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What unit is used to measure the amount of a chemical substance?

  • gram
  • liter
  • mole (correct)
  • ampere

What country did not officially adopt the metric system as an official standard of measurement?

  • United States (correct)
  • United Kingdom
  • Canada
  • France

What is the abbreviation of the metric system in French?

  • SI (correct)
  • MS
  • MU
  • IS

What is the unit of measurement for electrical current?

<p>ampere (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the unit of measurement for distance?

<p>meter (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the year when the French government required the use of the metric system as its standard for measurements?

<p>1840 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the unit of measurement for light intensity?

<p>candela (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the year when the United States passed legislation to convert to a metrics-based society?

<p>1988 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the unit of measurement for volume?

<p>liter (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what year did the metric system become an official standard of measurement?

<p>1790 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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