in america, the units on a measuring cup are part of a system called SI, or the international system of units
"si" stands for the International System of Units, which is the modern form of the metric system. It is based on seven base units, one of which is the meter for length.
Yes. It is one of the 7 basic units of the SI.Yes. It is one of the 7 basic units of the SI.Yes. It is one of the 7 basic units of the SI.Yes. It is one of the 7 basic units of the SI.
The SI unit of distance is the meter (m).
In SI units, that would be the Newton.In SI units, that would be the Newton.In SI units, that would be the Newton.In SI units, that would be the Newton.
Strict adherence to SI units would force you to use m3 (meters cubed) for any volume measurement. Common practice, however, would use the liter (L) for liquid volume, but this is not strictly adhering to the SI system of units. A good list of different units may be found: http://chemed.chem.purdue.edu/genchem/topicreview/bp/ch1/units.html#si
SI and metric are the same units.
International System of Units (SI)
The principal SI units used to derive all other SI units are the base SI units. These are the units for physical quantities such as length, time, mass, electric current, temperature, amount of substance, and luminous intensity.
All SI units are powers of 10. Multiplying by 10 will convert units.
That would be the kilogram - it is one of the seven SI base units.
1 US cup = 8 US fluid ounces---------------------------------------------------1 US legal cup has 8,12 fluid ounces.1 British Imperial cup has 10 fluid ounces.The use of many non-SI units creates confusion.1 cup = 8 ounces1 ounce = 0.12 cup