Metric System Basics King Henry Died By Drinking Chocolate Milk 1/1000 1000 100 10 1 1/10 1/100 kilo hecto deca Base Units meter gram liter deci centi milli 0.0324 Ex: 324 ml = __________ dal 5 kg = __________ mg 1010 cm = __________ hm 5,000,000 0.1010 Which unit would you use for… Liquids Length/distance Weight/mass

Recap of Metric System & Conversions The Metric System is based on multiples of 10 To convert from a larger to smaller metric unit you always move decimal to right. To convert from a smaller to larger unit you always move decimal to left. Unless otherwise specified, measure by the following: If you are measuring length use meters.  If you are measuring dry weight/mass use grams. If you are measuring liquid/gas capacity (volume) use liters.