Estimated Values Measured Values Difference Object (cm) (mm) (cm) (mm) (cm) mm This book A pen or a pencil A laptop computer (closed) A soda can The distance from home to school (km) (m) (km) (m) (km) (m) Use your car's odometer to measure the actual distance A banknote (cm) (mm) The height of your engineering building (m) (mm) Wingspan of a Boeing 747 (m) (mm) (m) (mm) (m) (mm)

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Seasoned engineers are good at estimating physical values without using tools. Therefore, you need to begin developing a “feel” for the sizes of various physical quantities. This exercise is intended to help you develop this ability. Using the table below, first estimate the dimensions of the given objects. Next measure, or look up, the actual dimensions of the objects, and compare them to your estimated values. How close are your estimations? Do you have a “feel” for units of length yet?

Estimated Values
Measured Values
Difference
Object
(cm)
(mm)
(cm)
(mm)
(cm)
mm
This book
A pen or a pencil
A laptop computer (closed)
A soda can
The distance from home to school
(km)
(m)
(km)
(m)
(km)
(m)
Use your car's odometer to measure
the actual distance
A banknote
(cm)
(mm)
The height of your engineering
building
(m)
(mm)
Wingspan of a Boeing 747
(m)
(mm)
(m)
(mm)
(m)
(mm)
Transcribed Image Text:Estimated Values Measured Values Difference Object (cm) (mm) (cm) (mm) (cm) mm This book A pen or a pencil A laptop computer (closed) A soda can The distance from home to school (km) (m) (km) (m) (km) (m) Use your car's odometer to measure the actual distance A banknote (cm) (mm) The height of your engineering building (m) (mm) Wingspan of a Boeing 747 (m) (mm) (m) (mm) (m) (mm)
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