Question

(iii) Why traditional units were not uniform in physics?​

Answer 1

Traditional units

Explanation:

• Traditional units are non-SI units of length, mass, and time that have been in use since antiquity;
• The metric system, which is a shortened version of the SI system, is widely used around the world. In the SI system, there are seven fundamental units: the metre, kg, second, kelvin, ampere, mol, and candela (cd).
• Inches, feet, yards, and miles are the commonly used units for measuring length and distance in the customary system.
• For converting between different customary length units, we can make use of the provided chart.
• In the British Imperial System, weights and measures were officially used in Great Britain from 1824 until the metric system was adopted in 1965. Imperial units are also known as British Imperial System units of measurement.
• The British Imperial System of weights and measures is the ancestor of the US Customary System. Metric units have taken the place of imperial units in legal definitions.
• To create the British Imperial System, legislation was passed in 1824 and 1878 that included precise definitions of pre-existing units.
• The act of 1824 authorised the use of a single imperial gallon in place of the wine, ale, and corn (wheat) gallons that were previously in common use in the United Kingdom.