Metric System Metric System (SI)- System International
1. Advantages a. based on 10’s b. easy to convert from small to large and large to small c. used internationally
2. Facts a. Applies to- length, volume, mass & temperature b. Prefixes- used to tell large and small quantities
3. Basic Terms Length = Meter Mass = Gram Volume = Liter Temperature = Celsius (Kelvin for science) (Kelvin for science)
4. The SI system is used by most countries Length Meter, kilometer Centimeter Volume Liter, milliliter, um, cm 3 Mass Gram, kilogram, milligram TemperatureCelsius
5. Prefixes **Kilo = 1000 Hecto = 100 Deka = 10 deci = 1/10 **centi = 1/100 **milli = 1/1000
6. Conversion Move the decimal to convert size or amount Kilo Hecto Deka Meter deci centi milli Gram Gram Liter Liter Memory Trick: King Henry Died drinking chocolate milk
7. Practice Kilo H Da Meter d centi milli Kilo H Da Meter d centi milli 1. ? ? 3. ? ? 5. ? 5 6. ? 5
6b. Answers Kilo H Da Meter d centi milli Kilo H Da Meter d centi milli