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Meters, Grams and Liters Celsius, Seconds, ect. "A Universal Measure”

The Metric System. Meters, Grams and Liters Celsius, Seconds, ect. "A Universal Measure”. The Metric System. The metric system is a measurement system based on our decimal (base 10) number system.

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Meters, Grams and Liters Celsius, Seconds, ect. "A Universal Measure”

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  1. The Metric System Meters, Grams and Liters Celsius, Seconds, ect. "A Universal Measure”

  2. The Metric System • The metric system is a measurement system based on our decimal (base 10) number system. • Other countries (not the USA as much) and all scientists and engineers use the metric system for measurement.

  3. Système Internationald'Unités. All systems of weights and measures, metric and non-metric, are linked through a network of international agreements supporting the International System of Units. The International System is called the SI, using the first two initials of its French name Système Internationald'Unités.

  4. Paris France • The SI is maintained by a small agency in Paris France, the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM, for Bureau International des Poids et Mesures), and it is updated every few years by an international conference, the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM, for Conférence Générale des Poids et Mesures), attended by representatives of all the industrial countries and international scientific and engineering organizations.

  5. Système Internationald'Unités. All systems of weights and measures, metric and non-metric, are linked through a network of international agreements supporting the International System of Units. The International System is called the SI, using the first two initials of its French name Système Internationald'Unités.

  6. 3 thru -3 Exponential Powers

  7. 24 thru -24 Exponential Powers

  8. Everyday Metric Prefixes

  9. Base Units

  10. Combine the Prefix with the Base Word and the Symbol • 1000 grams • 100 grams • 10 grams • 1000 liters • 100 liters • 10 liters • 1000 meters • 100 meters • 10 meters • 1/1000 grams • 1/100 grams • 1/10 grams • 1/10 meters • 1/100 meters • 1/1000 meters • 1/100 liters • 1/1000 liters • 1/10 liters

  11. Place Values of Metric Prefixes

  12. 10,042 kilometers. Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the Earth's equator to the North Pole (at sea level), its definition has been periodically refined to reflect growing knowledge of meterologySince 1983, it is defined as the length of the path travelled by light in vacuum in 1⁄299,792,458 of a second.

  13. Meters • Meters measure length, distance, width or girth… • One millimeter is about the thickness of a dime.

  14. Meters • One centimeter is about the width of a large paper clip • or your fingernail.

  15. Meters • A meter is about the width of a doorway

  16. Meters • A kilometer is about six city blocks or 10 football fields. • 1.6 kilometers is about 1 mile

  17. Gram • Grams are used to measure mass or the weight of an object.

  18. Grams • A milligram weighs about as much as a grain of salt.

  19. Grams • 1 gram weighs about as much as a small paper clip. • 1 kilogram weighs about as much as 6 apples or 2 pounds.

  20. Liters • Liters measure liquids or capacity. 2 Liter Soda

  21. Liter • 1 milliliter is about the amount of one drop

  22. Liter • 1 liter is half of a 2 liter bottle of Coke or other soda

  23. A kiloliter would be about 500 2-liter bottles of pop Liter

  24. What unit would you use to measure each of the following items?

  25. Which unit would you use to measure the length of this bicycle? km m cm mm

  26. Which unit would you use to measure the mass of a penny? km g cL mg

  27. Which unit would you use to measure the water in an aquarium? L m cL mg

  28. Which unit would you use to measure the mass of a feather? L m cL mg

  29. Which unit would you use to measure the mass of a student desk? kg g cL mg

  30. Which unit would you use to measure the mass of a whole watermelon? kg g cL mg

  31. Which unit would you use to measure the mass of an egg? kg g mm mg

  32. Which unit would you use to measure a can of soup? Soup kL L mm mL

  33. Which unit would you use to measure this glass of milk? kL L cL mL

  34. Which unit would you use to measure the distance across Kansas? km m cm mL

  35. Which unit would you use to measure the height of a tree? km m cm mm

  36. Which unit would you use to measure the length of a bracelet? km m cm mm

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  38. Changing Metric Units • To change from one unit to another in the metric system you simply multiply or divide by a power of 10.

  39. To change from a larger unit to a smaller unit, you need to multiply. 1 km x 1000 = 1000 m 1 m x 100 = 100 cm 1 cm x 10 = 10mm

  40. Place Values of Metric Prefixes Movethe decimal point to the right to multiply.

  41. Place Values of Metric Prefixes

  42. To change from smaller units to larger units you divide by a power of ten. 1000mm ÷ 10 = 100cm 100cm ÷ 10 = 10dm 10dm ÷ 10 = 1m

  43. Place Values of Metric Prefixes Movethe decimal point to the left to divide.

  44. Place Values of Metric Prefixes

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