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    RESEARCH I

    The Metric System


    Basic Types of Measurement
    Length: measures distance between objects

    Volume: measures the amount of space


    something takes up
    Mass: measures the amount of
    matter in an object
    Other Types of measurement include:

     time

     temperature
     density
     PH
    In the English system you
    have to remember so many
    numbers
    12 inches .in.a .foot
    3 feet in a yard
    5,280 feet in a mile
    16 ounces in a pound
    4 quarts to a gallon
    In the SI System you only have to remember one number.

    The SI System is based on the number 10.


    Why use the SI System?
    The Metric system is
    used universally
    Scientists use the SI
    throughout the science
    System worldwide
    world. The word "metric"
    because:
    stems from the base unit
    Measurements
    of a meter. are easily understood by all
    The SI (International System of Units)
    scientists
    system is the form
    Measurements of measurement
    are easier to convert than the
    typically used by scientists.
    English system
    Measurement System Comparisons
    MEASUREMENT ENGLISH SI SYSTEM
    LENGTH Yard / Inch Meter / Centimeter
    MASS Ounce / Gram / Kilogram
    Pound
    VOLUME Quart Liter
    TEMPERATURE Fahrenheit Celsius / Kelvin
    TIME Second Second
    All Measurement systems have standards.
    Standards are exact quantities that
    everyone agrees to use as a basis of
    comparison.
    Metric Measurement: Length
    Length is the distance between two
    points.
     Does not matter if it is width,
    height, depth, etc.
    All are length measurements.
     The basic unit of length in the SI
    System is the
    meter.
    Metric Measurement:
    Mass
    Mass is a measurement of the amount of
    matter in an object.
     Basic unit of mass is the gram.
     Weight and mass are related, but
    NOT the same.
     Weight is the pull of gravity on an
    object
     The greater the mass, the larger
    the pull of gravity.
    Metric Measurement:
    Volume

    Volume is a measurement of the


    amount of space something takes
    up.
    The basic unit used for volume is
    the liter.
    Metric Measurement:
    Temperature

    Temperature is a measure of how hot


    or cold an object or body is.
     Temperature is measured with a
    thermometer and measured in Celsius
    or Kelvin.
     Celsius ranges from 0 (freezing) to 100
    (boiling).
    The SI System uses the following prefixes:

    This system works with


    Kilo
    any
    Hecto SI measurement.
    Deca The UNIT becomes
    whichever type of
    UNIT measurement you are
    Deci making. (mass,
    volume, or length)
    Centi It is the same system
    regardless if you are
    Milli measuring length,
    mass, or volume.
    It works for all types of measurement.

    If your measuring . . .

    Length meter(centigram,
    Mass then it is the gram
    Volume then
    (kilometer,
    milligram, it is the liter
    decameter,
    etc.) etc.)
    (deciliter, hectoliter, etc.)

    cent gra
    i the termmindicates the amount,
    The first part of
    the second part indicates the type of
    measurement.
    How does converting units work?
    In the metric system if you wanted to know
    how many centimeters were in 3 meters,
    what would you do?
    Kilo Hecto Deca UNIT Deci Centi
    Milli 1. Find the unit you have (meters).
    2. Find the unit you are changing to
    (centimeters).
    3. Count the number of units in-between
    (2).
    4. Move the decimal point that many
    spaces, in the same direction you
    counted (right).
    3 meters =300 centimeters
    How does converting units work?
    In the metric system if you wanted to know
    how many centimeters were in 3 meters,
    what would you do?
    Kilo Hecto Deca UNIT Deci Centi
    Milli 1. Find the unit you have (meters).
    2. Find the unit you are changing to
    (centimeters).
    3. Count the number of units in-between
    (2).
    4. Move the decimal point that many
    spaces, in the same direction you
    counted (right).
    3 meters =300 centimeters
    More Conversions . . .
    2,321.0 millimeters to = 2.321
    meters meters
    521.0 grams to = 5.21
    hectograms hectograms
    8.5 kiloliters to = 850,000
    centiliters centiliters
    NOTE: The digits aren’t changing,
    the position of the decimal
    is.

    Kilo Hecto Deca UNIT Deci


    Centi Milli
    Practice Exercise: Write the answers only in Parts A-D in a 1 whole piece of paper.
    Deadline: January 04, 2024
    Part D

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