Objective To perform metric conversions.
Chapter 1 Section 1: The Metric System (The International System Of Units or SI System)
What is SI? SI stands for Syteme internationale d’Unites Used by scientists since 1960 to set a consistent worldwide standard.
SI Base Units QuantitySI Base UnitSymbol Length (l)meterm Mass (m)kilogramkg Temperature (T)KelvinK Time (t)seconds Amount of Substance (n) molemol
SI Prefixes PrefixSymbolValue kilo (k)k1000 hecto (h)h100 deka (da)da10 deci (d)d0.1 centi (c)c0.01 milli (m)m0.001
Convert: mL to liters Gg to mg cm to m L to nL 3.15 g to kg9. 56 cm to m m to cm mL to GL m to km mm to km m to mm mm to cm Practice
Convert: mL to liters Gg to mg cm to m L to nL 3.15 g to kg9. 56 cm to m m to cm mL to GL m to km mm to km m to mm mm to cm L7. 273,000,000,000,000 mg m 8. 7,200,000,000 nL kg m cm GL km km mm cm
Figure out which of the following measurements is largest: a.) L b.) 5000 mL c.) kL d.) 50.0 cL Hint: Convert each answer to the same unit!