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The Metric System

The Metric System. Catherine Le (Ilona Davies) The Harker School 2007-2008. Brief History of Measurement. The Metric System. SI Units of Measurement: Metric System. Scientists all over the world use a set of measuring units called the International System of Units (SI).

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The Metric System

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  1. The Metric System Catherine Le (Ilona Davies) The Harker School 2007-2008

  2. Brief History of Measurement

  3. The Metric System

  4. SI Units of Measurement: Metric System • Scientists all over the world use a set of measuring units called the International System of Units (SI). • SI is a revised version of the metric system, which is based on multiples of 10. • SI is built upon seven base units and many derived units. • For example, the base unit for length is meter (m) and the derived unit for volume (length x length x length) is cubic meters (m3).

  5. SI Base Units (Video Review) • Length • Meter (m) • Volume • Liter (L or l) • Mass • Gram (g)

  6. SI Base Units http://www.onlineconversion.com/ Reference: http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/index.html

  7. Examples of SI Derived Units

  8. Metric System of Measurement • Measurements must have a value and a unit (for example, 53 meters). • A metric prefix indicates how many times a unit should be multiplied or divided by 10. For example, 1000 meters = 1 kilometer. • The prefix “kilo-” tells us that we need to multiply km by 1000 to convert to m. • A conversion factor is a ratio of equivalent measurements that is used to convert a quantity of one unit to another. • To convert s to ms, you would multiply by a conversion factor of 1000 ms/1 s.

  9. Some SI Prefixes

  10. Metric Conversions

  11. Metric Conversions

  12. UP RULE Decimal Moves Left one place for each step you go up. Kilo Hecto Deca Base Unit (Meter Liter Gram) Deci Centi Milli Decimal Moves Right one place for each step you go down. DOWN RULE Metric Stairs

  13. Checkpoint! • What is the numerical value of the following prefixes? • Deci = ________________ • Hecto = ________________ • Milli = ______________ • Deca = ________________ • Kilo = ___________________ • What is the unit of measurement for the following? • Length = _________________ • Volume = _________________ • Mass = ________________

  14. Checkpoint! • 1 km = ____________ m • 1 m = ____________ cm • 1 mm = ____________dm • 1 dm = ____________ dam • 1 liter = ____________ cm3 (Hint: 1mL = 1 cm3) • 1 kg = ____________ g

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