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The various branches of the US Military use various units of measurement for various purposes. Both yards and meters are used at different times for different functions.
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What would you use to measure distance?
Meters (europe) or Yards (US)
Would you measure a car in meters or yards?
Meters/MM in Non US countries, Inches in the US.
What unit of metric would you use to measure the distance from home to school?
In the US it would be feet, yards or meters. Probably yards.
What is the accuracy of the GPS precise service?
The accuracy for civilian use is four to five meters but for US military use the accuracy is 100%
What are the units of measurement of length?
In metrics, we use meters or any of the portions of a meter (kilometer, millimeter, etc). In the US, we also use inches, feet, yards or miles.
How many cubic yards in 50 gallons?
About 0.2 cubic meters.
Why does the us military measure distance in meters rather than yards?
Because the rest of the world uses the metric system. Since the US military "travels" alot, they need to know their distances in other countries. Because the world standard is Metric. Only the U.S., of all developed nations, still uses inches, feet and yards, gallons, ounces and pints. It really is sad.
Should a football field be judged in length in km or m?
In the US, football fields are measured in "Yards". If measuring via the metric system, use "Meters".
What units would you use to describe a race?
Well, in the US they use meters, Kilometers, and even miles. Occasionally some races are measured in yards, but that is rare. If we are talking about time, its measured in hours, minutes, seconds.
Did the us military use maggots for wounds?
The US military used maggots for wounds.
How many yards is an NFL football field?
The official US football playing field is 120 yards long- 100 yards between the goal lines and end zones which are each 10 yards deep.The field is uniformly 53 1/3 yards wide (160 feet) from sideline to sideline.Metric equivalents : goal to goal 91.44 meters (109.728 meters total), width 48.768 meters.
What is the best unit of measure to find the amount of water in a swimming pool?
if you're talking about the dimensions, use meters. if you're talking about how much water the pool can hold, use liters or kiloliters.The most reasonable would be yards. You could also use meters. It depends on how long the pool is.
