 The METRIC system is used by scientists all around the world.  The metric system is a base 10 system that uses prefixes to identify units.

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 The METRIC system is used by scientists all around the world.  The metric system is a base 10 system that uses prefixes to identify units.

THE PREFIXES K-kilo-1000 H-hecto-100 D-deca- 10 BASE UNIT (liters, meters, grams) D-deci- 1/10 or.1 C-centi- 1/100 or.01 M-milli- 1/1000 or.001

K H D BASE UNIT M C D

King Henry Died By Drinking Chocolate Milk MNEMONIC DEVICE

The distance between two points. Metric System Unit: meter (m) A meter is about the length of Miss Abernathy’s leg. LENGTH

A measure of the amount of space a liquid occupies. Metric System Unit: liter (l) A liter is about half a 2 liter bottle of Mountain Dew. LIQUID VOLUME

The measure of the amount of matter in an object. Metric System Unit: gram (g) A gram is about the mass of a large paperclip. MASS

The measure of the force of gravity on an object. Metric System Unit: Newton (N) WEIGHT

The measure of the amount of heat an object has. Metric System Scale: Celsius (⁰C) (⁰C) Room temp. 23 ⁰ C Boiling point 100 ⁰ C Freezing point 0 ⁰ C (⁰F) Room temp. 68 ⁰ F Boiling point 212 ⁰ F Freezing point 32 ⁰ F TEMPERATURE

A measure of the size of a surface or region. Metric System Unit: square units (mm 2, cm 2, m 2, km 2 ) AREA

METRIC CONVERSION PRACTICE cm = ________ m cm = _______ mm cm = _______ mm cm = ______ mm kg = __________ g mm = ______ cm g = __________ kg cm = _________ m L = _________ mL m = _____ km

METRIC CONVERSION PRACTICE cm = 8.66 m cm = 59 mm cm = 32.9 mm cm = 25.1mm kg = 3800 g mm = 23.9 cm g =.431 kg cm =.74 m L = 1460 mL m = km