MEASURING SYSTEM AND

MEASURING TOOLS
OBJECTIVE
 DESCRIBE THE BASIC DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE METSIC
SYSTEM AND THE USC SYSTEM
 EXPLAIN THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG LINEAR MEASUREMENT,

WEIGHT, AND VOLUME IN THE METRIC SYSTEM

 EXPLAIN HOW TO CONVERT MEASUREMENTS FROM ONE

SYSTEM INTO THE OTHER.

 LIST AND DESCRIBE THE MEASURING TOOLS DISCUSSED
 DEMONSTRATE HOW TO USE MEASURING TOOLS IN THE

SHOP
PURPOSE/USE OF MEASUREMENT
 TELLS IF PARTS ARE WORN OR DAMAGED
 TELLS IF THE PARTS ARE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT OR OUT OF

SPECS
 LOW VOLTAGE/UNDERCHARGED
 UNDER-PRESSURE/OVER-PRESSURE
UNIT OF MEASURE
• UNITED STATES CUSTOMARY (USC) “ENGLISH SYSTEM”
◦ INCHES, FEET, YARD AND MILE
◦ POUND & TON (2000 POUNDS)
◦ OUNCE, GALLONS
 METRIC SYSTEM
◦ METER
◦ GRAMS, METRIC TONS (1000 Kg)
◦ LITER
WHAT IS THE REASON FOR GOING METRIC?

THE POWER OF 10
LIST OF METRIC LINEAR MEASUREMENT

10 MILLIMETERS (mm) 1 CENTIMETER (cm)

10 CENTIMETERS 1 DECIMETER (dm) = 100 mm
10 DECIMETERS 1 METER (m) = 1,000 mm
10 METERS 1 DEKAMETER (dam)
10 DEKAMETER 1 HECTOMETER (hm) = 100 m
10 HECTOMETERS 1 KILOMETER (km) = 1,000 m
PREFIXES (METRIC)
 KILO – 1,000 (ONE THOUSAND)
 DECI – 0.10 (ONE-TENTH)
 CENTI – 0.01 (ONE-HUNDREDTH)
 MILLI – 0.001 (ONE-THOUSANDTH)
USC SYSTEM
 12 INCHES (in OR “) – 1 FOOT (ft OR ‘)

 3 FEET – 1 YARD (yd), OR 36 INCHES

 1760 YARDS – 1 MILE, OR 5280 FEET, OR 63,360 INCHES

USING THE USC SYSTEM
 DIVIDED BY FOUR (4)
◦ ¼
◦ 1/8
◦ 1/16
◦ 1/32
◦ 1/64
WEIGHT AND VOLUME IN THE METRIC SYSTEM
 1,000 kg = 1,000 cc
 1 kg = 2.2 lb