Metric Measurements

Living Environment

Objectives

• Convert between various metric units.

• Accurately measure length, volume, mass, and temperature.

Metric Measurements

• Length – in ___________

• Mass – in ___________

• Volume – in _______________

• Temperature – in ____________

• Time – in ____________

Conversions

• Think and just move the decimal• 1 m = 100 cm = 1000 mm

• ______m = _______ cm = _______mm

• 1000 m = 1 km

• ______m = _______km

More Conversions

• 1 mm = 1000 micrometers

More Conversions

0 degrees Celsius = freezing point of water

100 degrees Celsius = boiling point of water

37 degrees Celsius (98.6 degrees F)=Normal human body temp.

More Conversions

• 1 cubic centimeter = 1 ml

CFU

• Convert

• 25 cm = _______mm

• 5.85 km = ________m

• 789 mg = _________g

• 92.3 ml = ________cubic centimeters (cc)