1. Metric System
Review Notes

2. The Metric System
- based on powers of 10
- add prefixes to base unit to indicate size of measurement
- to change between units, multiply or divide by powers of
10, or simply move the decimal point to the left or right
Base Units
- meter = length
- gram = mass
- liter = volume
Prefixes
- kilo- = k = 1000
- hecto- = h = 100
- deka- = D = 10
- deci- = d = 0.1 or 1/10
- centi- = c = 0.01 or 1/100
- milli- = m = or 1/1000

3. Metric Conversions
k -> h -> D -> base -> d -> c -> m
x x10 x x x x10
k <- h <- D <- base <- d <- c <- m
/ /10 / / / /10