Ruler Meter Stick Measurements
A ruler is shoter than a meter stick a typical ruler is 12 inches however there are many other measuring devices also called rulers.
Ruler meter stick measurements. The measurements provided on a meter stick are in centimeters 100 cm in a meter and millimeters 1 000 mm in a meter. A meter stick is a little over 3 feet long because a meter is approximately 3 2 feet. Using a ruler metric measurements metric rulers have centimeter and millimeter markings. Those items are easily measured with a ruler.
Units of measure on the meter stick a meter stick will usually show at least three different units of measure. A metric ruler is use to measure centimeter cm and millimeter mm the centimeter is a unit of length in the international system of units. A meter stick closely compares to a yard stick. The smaller ticks on a metric ruler represent a millimeter.
Inches on one side english ruler and centimeters on the other side metric ruler. An english ruler provides incremental measurements in inches with each inch further divided into smaller fractions. The larger markings on a metric ruler represent a centimeter. A meter stick is around 3 yards i believe.
For instances where a yard stick would be used for customary units a meter stick would be used to measure metric units. Some meter sticks also provide measurement increments in inches for comparison.