How are scientific measurements taken? Presentation – Metric System Notes.

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How are scientific measurements taken? Presentation – Metric System Notes

International System of Units (SI) SI is a measurement system used by scientists around the world

SI Base units Quantity MeasuredUnitSymbol length mass volume time electric current temperature intensity of light meter gram liter second ampere kelvin candela m g L s A K cd

Conversion tables and symbols metric symbols and prefixes prefixsymbolmultiplier Kilo-K-1000 hecto-h-100 deka-da-10 (base) 1 deci-d-.1 centi-c-.01 milli-m-.001

Method 2: K ing H enry D ied B y D rinking C hocolate M ilk

Practice 1.1 cm = 0.01 m 2.1 cm = 10 mm 3.1 cm = km km = 5,200 m mL = 0.1 L KHDBDCMKHDBDCM

How to read a metric ruler It takes 10 millimeters to equal 1 centimeter Each line represents 0.1 of a centimeter