What the Metric System Looks Like Intro to the Metric System
UnitPrefixMeaningHow many meters SymbolSize Comparison KilometerKiloOne thousand1000k.62 miles 10 lengths of a football field HectometerHectoOne hundred100hFootball field and 1 endzone DekameterDekaTen10daSchool bus Meter Base unit1mFrom a door knob to the floor DecimeterDeciOne tenth.1dHeight of a ’s soup can CentimeterCentiOne hundredth.01cDigit (distance across your fingertip) MillimeterMilliOne thousandth.001mThickness of a dime
Meter Prefix: None Meaning: base unit How Many Meters: 1 Symbol: m Comparison: From a door knob to the floor
Decimeter Prefix: deci Meaning: one-tenth How Many Meters:.1 Symbol: d Comparison: Height of a Campbell’s Soup Can
Centimeter Prefix: centi Meaning: one- hundredth How Many Meters:.01 Symbol: c Comparison: digit
Millimeter Prefix: milli Meaning: one- thousandth How Many Meters:.001 Symbol: m Comparison: Thickness of a dime
Dekameter Prefix: deka Meaning: ten How Many Meters: 10 Symbol: da Comparison: Length of a school bus
Hectometer Football Field with Just One End Zone Prefix: hecto Meaning: one-hundred How Many Meters: 100 Symbol: hecto Comparison: football field with just one endzone
Kilometer Prefix: kilo Meaning: one- thousand How Many Meters: 1000 Symbol: k Comparison:.62 miles
Volume
Volume Equivalence
What are the Implications?
How Much Mass in This Ice Cube?
Volume vs Capacity VOLUME How much space an object or substance takes up. CAPACITY How much a container can hold.
Mass or Weight? Mass: The amount of matter (stuff) in an objective or substance. Mass is measured with a triple beam balance. Weight: How much gravity pulls on the mass of an object or substance. Weight is measured with a spring scale.