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Metric Conversions

Metric Conversions. T. Trimpe 2008 http://sciencespot.net/. Which Units Below are Metric Units?. Grams Inches Feet Centimeters Kilometers Liters Yards. Millimeters Milliliters Cups Gallons Ton Pounds Pints. Hectoliters Decagrams Decimeters Ounces Quarts Cubic Centimeters

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Metric Conversions

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  1. Metric Conversions T. Trimpe 2008 http://sciencespot.net/

  2. Which Units Below are Metric Units? • Grams • Inches • Feet • Centimeters • Kilometers • Liters • Yards • Millimeters • Milliliters • Cups • Gallons • Ton • Pounds • Pints • Hectoliters • Decagrams • Decimeters • Ounces • Quarts • Cubic Centimeters • Miles

  3. Which Units Below are Metric Units? • Grams • Inches • Feet • Centimeters • Kilometers • Liters • Yards • Millimeters • Milliliters • Cups • Gallons • Ton (metric ton) • Pounds • Pints • Hectoliters • Decagrams • Decimeters • Ounces • Quarts • Cubic Centimeters • Miles

  4. Unit Comparison English SI centimeter/meter/kilometer liters/milliters/cm3 grams/kilograms newtons • inches/feet/miles • cups/pints/gallons • Ounces • pounds

  5. Countries not yet officially metric: USA, Liberia, Myanmar

  6. Metric Dollars 100 dollars 1 hectodollar 1x102 10 dollars 1 dekadollar 1x101 1 dollar 1 dollar 1x100 1 dime 1 decidollar 1X10-1 1 cent 1 centidollar 1X10-2

  7. Metric/SI Prefixes Prefixes are used to denote different sizes of each unit:

  8. Measurements of Length * *

  9. Kilo- KingHecto- HenryDeca- DiedBase- Bydeci- drinkingcenti- chocolatemilli- milkKilo- KingHecto- HenryDeca- DiedBase- Bydeci- drinkingcenti- chocolatemilli- milk

  10. Full List of Metric Prefixes

  11. Which Unit is Bigger? • Gram _____ Kilogram • Millimeter _____ Centimeter • Liter _____ Deciliter • Decameter _____ Hectometer • Kiloliter _____ Milliliter • Megagram _____ Gigagram • Nanometer _____ Micrometer

  12. Which Unit is Bigger? • Gram < Kilogram • Millimeter < Centimeter • Liter > Deciliter • Decameter < Hectometer • Kiloliter > Milliliter • Megagram < Gigagram • Nanometer < Micrometer

  13. Which METRIC Unit Would Be Most Appropriate to Measure… • The distance between 2 cities? • kilometers • The mass of a small ball? • grams • The diameter of a quarter? • centimeters or millimeters • The amount of water in a bottle? • milliliters or liters

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