Meter

1. waterfall height (m) 979 A 900 B C 914 D 948 Meter 979 m A meter is about 39.37 inches, a little more than 1 yard.

5. The Metric System The Metric System is a system of measurement that uses base 
units and prefixes. The base you use depends on what you're 
measuring. This goes for the prefixes as well. Converting is easy 
using this system because all of the units are based on multiples 
of 10. This system is used all over the world except for here in 
the United States. Click the tape measure to see what you 
would weigh in milligrams, grams, and 
kilograms! Back to navigation Base Units

6. The Metric System - Base Units Click each measurement tool to see the base units. Length METER Weight GRAM Volume LITER Back to navigation Metric Prefixes Back to Metric System

7. The Metric System - Prefixes Milli = 1,000 (smaller) Centi = 100 (smaller) Deci/Deka = 10 (smaller) Kilo = 1,000 (bigger) What are 
some tricks 
that can help 
you 
remember 
these 
prefixes? Back to navigation Metric Base Units Metric Length

8. Metric Length Conversions/Relationships 1,000 millimeters (mm)= 1 meter (m) 100 centimeters (cm) = 1 meter (m) 1 meter (m) = 1,000 kilometers (km) Click below to get some hints for remembering these measurements. A millimeter is 
the thickness of 
your fingernail. A centimeter is 
the width of 
your finger. A meter is just 
a little longer 
than a yard. A kilometer is 
just a little 
longer than a 
mile. Millimeters Centimeters Meters Kilometers Back to Navigation Metric System Metric Weight

9. Metric Weight Conversions 1,000 milligrams (mg) = 1 gram (g) 1,000 grams (g) = 1 kilogram (kg) If a paperclip weighs about one gram, can you 
imagine how small something has to be to weight 
only a milligram?! This also means that 
something weighing one kilogram would weigh 
about the same as 1,000 paperclips. Metric Length Metric Volume Back to Navigation

10. Metric Volume/Capacity Conversions 1,000 milliliters (mL) = 1 liter (L) 1,000 liters (L) = 1,000 kiloliters (kL) About 20 to 25 drops from a dropper would 
equal about 1 milliliter. Pull Pull When you go to the grocery store and buy a 
bottle of soda, those bottles are about 
equal to 2 liters. Pull Pull Since there are 1,000 liters in 1 kiloliter, then it 
would take 500 2 liter sodas from the grocery 
store to equal 1 kiloliter. Pull Pull Back to Navigation Metric Weight

11. Use your metric ruler to help you answer this question: What is the length of this line segment? ANSWER __________ centimeters

12. Equivalent Measurements Metric ___ millimeters = 1 centimeter ___ centimeters = 1 meter ___ centimeters = 2 meters ___ millimeters = 2 centimeters ___ millimeters = 1 meter

13. Using Forms of Measurement Metric Which form of measurement would you use to measure the following objects? Drag the form of measurement to the correct item. millimeters kilometers meters centimeters kilometers millimeters meters centimeters

14. Choose the best measurement for each object:

15. 0.1 meters 1,000 0.001 kilometer m 1 1 decimeter dm 10 cm centimeter 0.01 1000 mm 0.001 In the metric system, 2 consecutive units of measure differ by one decimal point. kilo - 1000 deci - 1/10 centi - 1/100 milli - 1/1000

16. mass - (weight) amount of material in something capacity - (volume) amount of material to fill a space kilogram 1,000 0.001 g 1 1 mg milligram 1,000 mass: gram, milligram, kilogram capacity: liter, milliliter