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Meters, Grams and Liters
The Metric System
• The metric system is a measurement system based on our decimal (base 10) number system.
• Other countries and all scientists and engineers use the metric system for measurement.
Metric Prefixes• Metric Units• The metric system has prefix modifiers that are multiples of
10.
Prefix Symbol Factor Number Factor Word
Kilo- k 1000 Thousand
Hecto- h 100 HundredDeca- da or dk 10 TenUnit m, l, or g 1 OneDeci- d .1 TenthCenti- c .01 HundredthMilli- m .001 thousandth
Place Values of Metric Prefixes
Thousand
Hundred
Ten
One
Tenth
Hundredth
Thousandth
kmkgkL
hmhghL
dkmdkgdkL
mgL
dmdgdL
cmcgcL
mmmgmL
Meters
• Meters measure length or distance
• One millimeter is about the thickness of a dime.
Meters• One centimeter is
about the width of a large paper clip
•or your fingernail.
Meters
• A meter is about the width of a doorway
Meters
• A kilometer is about six city blocks or 10 football fields.
• 1.6 kilometers is about 1 mile
Gram
• Grams are used to measure mass or the weight of an object.
Grams
• A milligram weighs about as much as a grain of salt.
Grams
• 1 gram weighs about as much as a small paper clip.
• 1 kilogram weighs about as much as 6 apples or 2 pounds.
Liters
• Liters measure liquids or capacity.
Liter
• 1 milliliter is about the amount of one drop
Liter
• 1 liter is half of a 2 liter bottle of Coke or other soda
Liter
• A kiloliter would be about 500 2-liter bottles of pop
Which unit would you use to measure the length of this bicycle?
km m cm mm
Which unit would you use to measure the mass of a penny?
km g cL mg
Which unit would you use to measure the water in an aquarium?
L m cL mg
Which unit would you use to measure the mass of a feather?
L m cL mg
Which unit would you use to measure the mass of a student
desk?
kg g cL mg
Which unit would you use to measure the mass of a whole
watermelon?
kg g cL mg
Which unit would you use to measure the mass of an egg?
kg g mm mg
Which unit would you use to measure a can of soup?
kL L mm mL
Which unit would you use to measure this glass of milk?
kL L cL mL
Which unit would you use to measure the distance across
Kansas?
km m cm mL
Which unit would you use to measure the height of a tree?
km m cm mm
Which unit would you use to measure the length of a bracelet?
km m cm mm
Changing Metric Units
• To change from one unit to another in the metric system you simply multiply or divide by a power of 10.
To change from a larger unit to a smaller unit, you need to multiply.
1 km x 1000 = 1000 m1 m x 100 = 100 cm1 cm x 10 = 10mm
Place Values of Metric Prefixes
Thousand
Hundred
Ten
One
Tenth
Hundredth
Thousandth
kmkLkg
hmhLhg
dkmdkLdkg
mLg
dmdLdg
cmcLcg
mmmLmg
Move the decimal point to the right to multiply.
Place Values of Metric Prefixes
Thousand
Hundred
Ten
One
Tenth
Hundredth
Thousandth
kmkgkL
hmhghL
dkmdkgdkL
mgL
dmdgdL
cmcgcL
mmmgmL
To change from smaller units to larger units you divide by a
power of ten.
1000mm ÷ 10 = 100cm100cm ÷ 10 = 10dm
10dm ÷ 10 = 1m
Place Values of Metric Prefixes
Thousand
Hundred
Ten
One
Tenth
Hundredth
Thousandth
kmkLkg
hmhLhg
dkmdkLdkg
mLg
dmdLdg
cmcLcg
mmmLmg
Move the decimal point to the left to divide.
Place Values of Metric Prefixes
kmkgkL
hmhghL
dkmdkgdkL
mgL
dmdgdL
cmcgcL
mmmgmL
3km 30hm 300dkm 3000m
4L
30000dm 300000cm
12cm
3000000mm
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