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Introduction to the Metric System
Linear Measurement: the measurement of lines or distance.
Volume: A measurement of the amount of space something takes up.
The Metric System is based on units of 10.
History of Measurement
Ancient Measurement Units
Metric Ruler
Metric System Notes
Types of Measurement Base Unit
Metric System Notes
Types of Measurement Base Unit *Linear (distance) meter(m)
Metric System Notes
Types of Measurement Base Unit *Linear (distance) meter
Area square meter (m2)
Metric System Notes
Types of Measurement Base Unit *Linear (distance) meter
Area square meter (m2)
*Volume of a solid cubic meter (m3)
Metric System Notes
Types of Measurement Base Unit *Linear (distance) meter
Area square meter (m2)
*Volume of a solid cubic meter (m3)
*Volume of a liquid liter (L)
Metric System Notes
Types of Measurement Base Unit *Linear (distance) meter
Area square meter (m2)
*Volume of a solid cubic meter (m3)
*Volume of a liquid liter (L)
*Mass gram (g)
Metric System Notes
Types of Measurement Base Unit
*Linear (distance) meter
Area square meter (m2)
*Volume of a solid cubic meter (m3)
*Volume of a liquid liter (L)
*Mass gram (g)
Time seconds (s)
Metric System Notes
Types of Measurement Base Unit
*Linear (distance) meter
Area square meter (m2)
*Volume of a solid cubic meter (m3)
*Volume of a liquid liter (L)
*Mass gram (g)
Time seconds (s)
Temperature *degrees Celsius(°C)
Prefixes for units of measurement
Prefix Multiple Abbreviation
Prefixes for units of measurement
Prefix Multiple Abbreviation
Mega 1,000,000 M -
Prefixes for units of measurement
Prefix Multiple Abbreviation
Mega 1,000,000 M -
*Kilo 1,000 k -
Prefixes for units of measurement
Prefix Multiple Abbreviation
Mega 1,000,000 M -
*Kilo 1,000 k -
Hecto 100 h -
Prefixes for units of measurement
Prefix Multiple Abbreviation
Mega 1,000,000 M -
*Kilo 1,000 k -
Hecto 100 h -
Deka 10 da -
Prefixes for units of measurement
Prefix Multiple Abbreviation
*Deci 1/10 (0.1) d -
*Centi 1/100 (0.01) c -
*Milli 1/1000 (0.001) m -
Prefixes for units of measurement
Prefix Multiple Abbreviation
*Deci 1/10 (0.1) d -
*Centi 1/100 (0.01) c -
*Milli 1/1000 (0.001) m -
Micro 1/1,000,000 (0.000001) µ -
Conversions
Notice there are 10 lines in one centimeter. These are millimeters.
Kilo- 1000 Hecto-
100 Deka- 10 -liter
-gram -meter
-second
1 deci- 0.1 centi- 0.01 milli- 0.001
To Convert: Move the decimal -the same number of spaces -and in the same direction as you move on the chart.
Conversions
To convert from centimeters to millimeters, multiply by 10.
5cm=50mm
To convert from millimeters to centimeters divide by 10.
50mm=5cm
Conversions
There are 100 centimeters in one meter.
How could we convert from centimeters to meters?
Conversions
50 cm=.5m (Centimeters to meters. Divide by 100)
.5m=50cm (Meters to centimeters. Multiply by 100)
Conversions
1000mm = 1m 1m = 100 cm 1kg = ? g
Conversions
1000mm = 1m 1m = 100 cm 1kg = 1000g
Conversions
1000mm = 1m 1m = 100 cm 1kg = 1000g 1cm = ? mm
Conversions
1000mm = 1m 1m = 100 cm 1kg = 1000g 1cm = 10 mm