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Standards of Measurement WRITE ONLY WHAT IS IN RED!

Standards of Measurement WRITE ONLY WHAT IS IN RED!. Two Main Standards of Measurement in the World . Used mainly by the United States Example of length base units: Miles Inches Feet Yards. Used by the majority of the world Also known as: The Metric System Based on powers of ten

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Standards of Measurement WRITE ONLY WHAT IS IN RED!

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  1. Standards of MeasurementWRITE ONLY WHAT IS IN RED!

  2. Two Main Standards of Measurement in the World • Used mainly by the United States • Example of length base units: • Miles • Inches • Feet • Yards • Used by the majority of the world • Also known as: The Metric System • Based on powers of ten • Examples of length base units: • Meters • Liters Customary system International System of Units (S.I.)

  3. Common SI Prefixes

  4. Practice • A) 1 kilogram = X grams • 1000 grams • B) 1 decameter = X meters • 10 meters • C) 1 centiliter = X liters • 0.01 liters • D) 1 hectometer = X meters • 100 meters

  5. How to remember the order of the common SI prefixes? • A Kangaroo Hopped Down my Driveway Christmas Morning • Kilo HectaDeca – decicentimilli

  6. Steps for Conversions: • Create a table. • Put your beginning value in the top box. • Ex. How many cm in 3 m? • Place a “1” in the bottom box.

  7. Steps Continued In the second set of boxes: 4. Write the old units in the bottom box. 5. Write the desired units in the top box. 6. Write in your conversion factor. *When in doubt, go back to the standard… 3 m 1

  8. Steps Continued 7. Cancel out similar units (top to bottom). 8. Multiply across the top. 9. Multiply across the bottom. 10. Divide the two answers. 3 m 100 cm 1 1 m

  9. Practice • How many decagrams are in 1400 grams ?

  10. Practice • Convert 4.66 centimeters to miles

  11. Practice • How many minutes are in 2 days?

  12. Practice • Convert 0.09 miles to inches

  13. Practice • Convert 84 miles to kilometers

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