1. Units and the metric system

2. The importance of units with Zoolander
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3. The metric system There are different units to the “meter” system…
Kilo Hecto Deca déci centi milli km hm m dm
dam cm mm
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4. But how do we go from one unit to the other??
The different units are on the same scale. They are multiples!
We simply have to multiply or divide by 10.
X10
X10
X10
X10
X10
X10 dm km hm
dam m cm mm
÷10
÷10
÷10
÷10
÷10
÷10

5. A few examples! km hm dam m dm cm mm 1000 mm ?? m 1 m 1 km ?? dm

6. More examples!

7. Mass kg kg hg
dag g dg cg mg

8. Volume L kL hL
daL L dL cL mL