Introduction to the Metric System

Linear Measurement: the measurement of lines or distance.

Volume: A measurement of the amount of space something takes up.

The Metric System is based on units of 10.

History of Measurement

Ancient Measurement Units

Metric Ruler

Metric System Notes

Types of Measurement Base Unit

Metric System Notes

Types of Measurement Base Unit *Linear (distance) meter(m)

Metric System Notes

Types of Measurement Base Unit *Linear (distance) meter

Area square meter (m2)

Metric System Notes

Types of Measurement Base Unit *Linear (distance) meter

Area square meter (m2)

*Volume of a solid cubic meter (m3)

Metric System Notes

Types of Measurement Base Unit *Linear (distance) meter

Area square meter (m2)

*Volume of a solid cubic meter (m3)

*Volume of a liquid liter (L)

Metric System Notes

Types of Measurement Base Unit *Linear (distance) meter

Area square meter (m2)

*Volume of a solid cubic meter (m3)

*Volume of a liquid liter (L)

*Mass gram (g)

Metric System Notes

Types of Measurement Base Unit

*Linear (distance) meter

Area square meter (m2)

*Volume of a solid cubic meter (m3)

*Volume of a liquid liter (L)

*Mass gram (g)

Time seconds (s)

Metric System Notes

Types of Measurement Base Unit

*Linear (distance) meter

Area square meter (m2)

*Volume of a solid cubic meter (m3)

*Volume of a liquid liter (L)

*Mass gram (g)

Time seconds (s)

Temperature *degrees Celsius(°C)

Prefixes for units of measurement

Prefix Multiple Abbreviation

Prefixes for units of measurement

Prefix Multiple Abbreviation

Mega 1,000,000 M -

Prefixes for units of measurement

Prefix Multiple Abbreviation

Mega 1,000,000 M -

*Kilo 1,000 k -

Prefixes for units of measurement

Prefix Multiple Abbreviation

Mega 1,000,000 M -

*Kilo 1,000 k -

Hecto 100 h -

Prefixes for units of measurement

Prefix Multiple Abbreviation

Mega 1,000,000 M -

*Kilo 1,000 k -

Hecto 100 h -

Deka 10 da -

Prefixes for units of measurement

Prefix Multiple Abbreviation

*Deci 1/10 (0.1) d -

*Centi 1/100 (0.01) c -

*Milli 1/1000 (0.001) m -

Prefixes for units of measurement

Prefix Multiple Abbreviation

*Deci 1/10 (0.1) d -

*Centi 1/100 (0.01) c -

*Milli 1/1000 (0.001) m -

Micro 1/1,000,000 (0.000001) µ -

Conversions

Notice there are 10 lines in one centimeter. These are millimeters.

Kilo- 1000 Hecto-

100 Deka- 10 -liter

-gram -meter

-second

1 deci- 0.1 centi- 0.01 milli- 0.001

To Convert: Move the decimal -the same number of spaces -and in the same direction as you move on the chart.

Conversions

To convert from centimeters to millimeters, multiply by 10.

5cm=50mm

To convert from millimeters to centimeters divide by 10.

50mm=5cm

Conversions

There are 100 centimeters in one meter.

How could we convert from centimeters to meters?

Conversions

50 cm=.5m (Centimeters to meters. Divide by 100)

.5m=50cm (Meters to centimeters. Multiply by 100)

Conversions

1000mm = 1m 1m = 100 cm 1kg = ? g

Conversions

1000mm = 1m 1m = 100 cm 1kg = 1000g

Conversions

1000mm = 1m 1m = 100 cm 1kg = 1000g 1cm = ? mm

Conversions

1000mm = 1m 1m = 100 cm 1kg = 1000g 1cm = 10 mm