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The Metric System -- Prefixes tera T 1x1012 Larger than base unit giga G 1x109 mega M 1x106 kilo k 1x103 BASE UNIT deci d 1x10-1 Smaller than base unit centi c 1x10-2 milli m 1x10-3 micro m 1x10-6 nano n 1x10-9 pico p 1x10-12 femto f 1x10-15

The Metric System BASE UNITS PREFIXES meter (m), liter (L), gram (g), second (s) etc. PREFIXES kilo (k), centi (c), nano (n), mega (M), etc.

Metric Conversions Put the unit you are converting to on top Put the unit you are converting from on the bottom Always put a 1 in front of the prefixed unit Always put the exponent in front of the base unit All metric conversions within a base unit have infinite sig. figs.

The Metric System 1 milligram 1 milligram  1 mg = 1x10-3 g 1 kilometer 1 kilometer  1 km = 1x103 m 1 microliter 1 microliter  1 mL = 1x10-6 L 1 gigabyte 1 gigabyte  1 GB = 1x109 B

Metric Conversions Convert 1.66 seconds to ms 1 ms 1 ms 1 ms = 1x10-6 s 1x10-6 s 1x10-6 s

Metric Conversions Convert 4.2533x10-2 mL to L 1 mL 1 mL 1 mL = 1x10-3 L 1x10-3 L 1x10-3 L

Metric Conversions Convert 98.5 cm to meters Convert 5.234x108 g to Mg = 1x10-2 m Convert 5.234x108 g to Mg 1 Mg = 1x106 g

Metric Conversions When converting from one prefixed unit to another always go to the base unit first! Convert 2.91x108 nm to km (nm  m  km) 1 nm = 1x10-9 m 1 km = 1x103 m 1 nm 1 nm 1x103 m 1x103 m

Metric Conversions When converting from one prefixed unit to another always go to the base unit first! Convert 0.1611 kL to mL (kL  L  mL) 1 kL = 1x103 L 1 mL = 1x10-3 L 1 kL 1 kL 1x10-3 L 1x10-3 L