Temperatures of 80 or hotter can be expected any month of the year except December. One-hundred-degree weather normally occurs from May to September in Tucson, with about half the days in June and July getting that hot. Days per month in Tucson of at least 80, 90 or 100 Â°F. 80 Â°F.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate metric unit. Choose m, dm, cm, or mm. 9) The width of the palm of your hand is . 10 ____ . cm . 10) The height of a soda can is 12 ____. cm . 11) The length of a key is 50 ____. mm . 12) The diameter of a nickel is about 2 ____. cm . 13) The length of your index finger is about 7 ____. cm
Never a nation to fall in line, America is one of the few countries to resist the metric system. We stubbornly measure distance in miles and weight in pounds. So whatâs with those two-liter bottles of soda? First, a clarification: Soda is far from the only substance we measure in metric units. Heck, itâs not even the only beverage. Wine, liquor, and bottled water are sold by the milliliter. The healthcare field is all about metric units, too, from cholesterol levels to prescription, over-the-counter, and supplement dosages. We run 5-kilometer races, ride on 215-millimeter tires, and use 8-millimeter cameras, or at least we used to.