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International System of Units

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People all over the world use one way to measure things.

Metric and imperial systems (2019).svg
Metric and imperial systems (2019).svg
We use it to find out how long or heavy something is. This helps us work together. It makes science easy for everyone. Do you like to measure things?

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SI Illustration Base Units and Constants...
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Physics measurements SI units.png
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981ms2.png
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Metric and imperial systems (2019).svg
File:Alter Grenzstein Pontebba 01.jpg
Alter Grenzstein Pontebba 01.jpg
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US National Length Meter.JPG
File:Unit-constant relations in SI.svg
Unit-constant relations in SI.svg
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CubeLitre.svg
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