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The Metric System

The document provides information about the metric system of measurement including metric units for length, mass, and volume. It defines common metric prefixes like kilo, centi, and milli and their multiplying factors. It provides examples of measures in meters, grams, and liters and suggests the appropriate unit to use in different measurement situations. For example, meters would be used to measure the length of a bicycle, grams to measure the mass of a penny, and liters to measure the water in an aquarium. It also explains how to convert between metric units by multiplying or dividing by powers of ten.

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The Metric System

The document provides information about the metric system of measurement including metric units for length, mass, and volume. It defines common metric prefixes like kilo, centi, and milli and their multiplying factors. It provides examples of measures in meters, grams, and liters and suggests the appropriate unit to use in different measurement situations. For example, meters would be used to measure the length of a bicycle, grams to measure the mass of a penny, and liters to measure the water in an aquarium. It also explains how to convert between metric units by multiplying or dividing by powers of ten.

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Meters, Grams and Liters

The Metric System


• The metric system is a measurement
system based on our decimal (base 10)
number system.

• Other countries and all scientists and


engineers use the metric system for
measurement.
Metric Prefixes
• Metric Units
• The metric system has prefix modifiers that are multiples of
10.

Prefix Symbol Factor Number Factor Word


Kilo- k 1000 Thousand
Hecto- h 100 Hundred
Deca- da or dk 10 Ten
Unit m, l, or g 1 One
Deci- d .1 Tenth
Centi- c .01 Hundredth
Milli- m .001 thousandth
Place Values of Metric Prefixes
Thousand

Hundred

Ten

One

Tenth

Hundredth

Thousandth
km hm dkm m dm cm mm
kg hg dkg g dg cg mg
kL hL dkL L dL cL mL
Meters
• Meters measure
length or distance
• One millimeter is
about the thickness of
a dime.
Meters
• One centimeter is
about the width of a
large paper clip

•or your fingernail.


Meters
• A meter is about the width of a doorway
Meters
• A kilometer is about six city blocks or 10
football fields.

• 1.6 kilometers is about 1 mile


Gram
• Grams are used to
measure mass or the
weight of an object.
Grams
• A milligram weighs
about as much as a
grain of salt.
Grams
• 1 gram weighs about
as much as a small
paper clip.

• 1 kilogram weighs
about as much as 6
apples or 2 pounds.
Liters
• Liters measure liquids
or capacity.
Liter
• 1 milliliter is about the
amount of one drop
Liter
• 1 liter is half of a 2
liter bottle of Coke or
other soda
Liter
• A kiloliter would be
about 500 2-liter
bottles of pop
Which unit would you use to
measure the length of this bicycle?

km m cm mm
Which unit would you use to
measure the mass of a penny?

km g cL mg
Which unit would you use to
measure the water in an aquarium?

L m cL mg
Which unit would you use to
measure the mass of a feather?

L m cL mg
Which unit would you use to
measure the mass of a student
desk?

kg g cL mg
Which unit would you use to
measure the mass of a whole
watermelon?

kg g cL mg
Which unit would you use to
measure the mass of an egg?

kg g mm mg
Which unit would you use to
measure a can of soup?

kL L mm mL
Which unit would you use to
measure this glass of milk?

kL L cL mL
Which unit would you use to
measure the distance across
Kansas?

km m cm mL
Which unit would you use to
measure the height of a tree?

km m cm mm
Which unit would you use to
measure the length of a bracelet?

km m cm mm
Changing Metric Units

• To change from one unit to another in the


metric system you simply multiply or divide
by a power of 10.
To change from a larger unit to a
smaller unit, you need to multiply.
1 km x 1000 = 1000 m
1 m x 100 = 100 cm
1 cm x 10 = 10mm
Place Values of Metric Prefixes
Move the decimal point
to the right to multiply.
Thousand

Hundred

Ten

One

Tenth

Hundredth

Thousandth
km hm dkm m dm cm mm
kL hL dkL L dL cL mL
kg hg dkg g dg cg mg
Place Values of Metric Prefixes
Thousand

Hundred

Ten

One

Tenth

Hundredth

Thousandth
km hm dkm m dm cm mm
kg hg dkg g dg cg mg
kL hL dkL L dL cL mL
To change from smaller units
to larger units you divide by a
power of ten.

1000mm ÷ 10 = 100cm
100cm ÷ 10 = 10dm
10dm ÷ 10 = 1m
Place Values of Metric Prefixes
Move the decimal point
to the left to divide.
Thousand

Hundred

Ten

One

Tenth

Hundredth

Thousandth
km hm dkm m dm cm mm
kL hL dkL L dL cL mL
kg hg dkg g dg cg mg
Place Values of Metric Prefixes
km hm dkm m dm cm mm
kg hg dkg g dg cg mg
kL hL dkL L dL cL mL

3km 30hm 300dkm 3000m 30000dm 300000cm 3000000mm

4L
12cm
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