Ruler Meter Stick Measurements

Inches on one side english ruler and centimeters on the other side metric ruler.

Ruler meter stick measurements.

Using a ruler metric measurements metric rulers have centimeter and millimeter markings. All of these are present on the meter stick essentially a giant ruler that is a little more than 3 feet long. A ruler is shoter than a meter stick a typical ruler is 12 inches however there are many other measuring devices also called rulers. A meter stick is a large ruler used for measuring size or distance using the metric scale.

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. The larger markings on a metric ruler represent a centimeter. The smaller ticks on a metric ruler represent a millimeter. For instances where a yard stick would be used for customary units a meter stick would be used to measure metric units.

Units of measure on the meter stick a meter stick will usually show at least three different units of measure. An english ruler provides incremental measurements in inches with each inch further divided into smaller fractions. The measurements provided on a meter stick are in centimeters 100 cm in a meter and millimeters 1 000 mm in a meter. Those items are easily measured with a ruler.

Just like a ruler you can use the meter stick to read measurements on real life objects. Some meter sticks also provide measurement increments in inches for comparison.