Metric Unit Review

Can you name the base Units?

• Mass – Grams

• Volume– Liters or cm³

• Temperature– Celsius

• Length– Meter

• Time– seconds

Can you name the prefixes in order?

• Kilo• Hecto• Deca• Unit• Deci• Centi • Milli

Can you give examples of how ancient civilization kept measurements?

• The romans• Egyptians • Any others?

Can you name the tools for each type of measurement?

• Length – Meterstick,metric ruler, tape measure, string,

• Volume– Length tools, beaker, erlenmeyer flask, round

bottom flask, graduated cylinder, pipette• Mass– Electronic balance, triple beam balance

• Temperature- thermometer• Time- clock

Do you know the formula for Density?

• Density =

Mass divided by volume= grams/mL or grams /cm³Which is more dense? Coke or diet?

cokeWater or diet coke?

water

Can you convert from one unit to the next?

12 kg = _______ g 12000 g

1.6 mL = ______ cL .16cL

12 decameter= _______ decimeters1200 dm

12 meters = _____ kilometers.012 km

D= m/v

• If water has a density of 2 g/mL and you have 10 grams of water, what is the volume of that water?

• 2= 10/v • 2v=10• V= 5 mL