METRIC SYSTEM

Metric system
- the decimal measuring
system based on the
meter, liter, and gram as
units of length, capacity,
and weight or mass.
Common Prefixes
of the Metric
System
 METRIC PREFIXES
Kilo means 1000
Hecto means 100
Deka means 10
Deci means 1/10
Centi means 1/100
Milli means 1/1000
 BASE UNITS
Meter Liter Gram
 METER (m)
-the fundamental unit of
length in the metric system,
equal to 100 centimeters or
approximately 39.37 inches.
 METER (m)
-is slightly larger than 1
yard.
 METER (m)
Kilometer (km) means 1000 meters
Hectometer (hm) means 100 meters
Dekameter (dam) means 10 meters
Decimeter (dm) means 1/10 meter
Centimeter (cm) means 1/100 meter
Millimeter (mm) means 1/1000 meter
 LITER (L)
- a metric unit of capacity, formerly
defined as the volume of 1 kilogram of
water, now equal to 1,000 cubic
centimeters (about 1.75 pints).
 LITER (L)
- 1 liter is equal to 1000 milliliter
 LITER (L)
Kiloliter (k) means 1000 liters
Hectoliter (hl) means 100 liters
Dekaliter (dal) means 10 liters
Deciliter (dl) means 1/10 liter
Centiliter (cl) means 1/100 liter
Milliliter (ml) means 1/1000 liter
 GRAM (g)
-a metric unit of mass equal to
one thousandth of a kilogram.
 GRAM (g)
- A gram weighs about the
same as a paperclip.
 Gram (g)
Kilogram (kg) means 1000 grams
Hectogram (hg) means 100 grams
Dekagram (dag) means 10 grams
Decigram (dg) means 1/10 gram
Centigram (cg) means 1/100 gram
Milligram (mg) means 1/1000 gram
CONVERTING
UNITS
 Let’s Convert the
following!
1) 56.3 cm = mm
2) 356.8 mL = L
3) 673.1 g = kg
4) 0.673 m = cm
 EASY CONVERSION
(MNEMONICS)
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Km hm dam m dm cm mm
kL hL daL L dL cL mL
Kg hg dag g dg cg mg
 PRACTICE EXERCISE
a)How many dekaliters are in 0.5
deciliters?
b)Convert 3,085 milligrams to grams.
c)convert 32.5 kilometers to meters.
d)equivalent of 2000 mm to meters.
e) What is 0.05 mL to liters?
 PRACTICE EXERCISE
f) 30 mg is the same mass as ____ dg.
g) 0.101 mm is the same as ____ cm.
h) 20 grams is the same as ____ mg.
i) 15 km is ____ m.
j) What's the volume in liters
equivalent to 12.0 mL?
 meter (m)
1 inch (in) 0.0254
1 foot (ft) 0.3048
1 yard (yd) 0.9144
1 mile (mi) 1609.344
 gram (g)
1 pound (lb) 453.59237
1 ounce (oz) 28.349523125
1 carat 0.2
1 short ton (US) 907184.74
1 long ton (UK) 1016046.9088
 liter (L)
1 cubic meter (m3) 1000
1 cubic inch (in3) 0.016387064
1 cubic foot/feet (ft3) 28.316846592
1 pint (pt) [US liquid] 0.473176473
1 quart (qt) [US liquid] 0.946352946
1 gallon (gal) [US liquid] 3.785411784
1 barrel (bbl) [US liquid] 119.240471196
 EXAMPLE
a)25 in = _________ m
b)153.5 lb = _________ kg
3
c)2.5 m = ________ L
 TRY!
What is the equivalent
value of 3 feet in
centimeter?
 PRACTICE EXERCISE
a) 5 ft to m f) 135.5 lb to dkg
b) 6 yd to cm g) 3 gal to kL
c) 2 mi to km h) 4.7 pt to mL
d) 12 oz to hg i) 2.5 hrs to min
e) 18 carat to g j) 125 mins to hrs
PRACTICE EXERCISE
f) 135.5 lb = _____ dkg
g) 3 gal = _____ kL
h) 4.7 pt = ______ mL
i) 2.5 hrs = ______ min
j) 125 mins = ______ hrs