Metric System Basic Units Length - - - Meters Volume - - - - Liters Grams - - Weight Temperature - - - Celsius

Metric System Mega- M 1,000,000 = 106 Kilo- k 1,000 = 103 Hecto- h 100 = 102 Deka- da 10 = 101 Base Unit 10 = 100 Deci- d 0.1 = 10-1 Centi- c 0.01 = 10-2 Milli- m 0.001 = 10-3 Micro-  0.000001 = 10-6 Nano- n 0.000000001 = 10-9 Mega- M 1,000,000 = 106 Kilo- k 1,000 = 103 Hecto- h 100 = 102 Deka- da 10 = 101 Base Unit 10 = 100 Deci- d 0.1 = 10-1 Centi- c 0.01 = 10-2 Milli- m 0.001 = 10-3 Micro-  0.000001 = 10-6 Nano- n 0.000000001 = 10-9 5000 5 meters = _______ mm (move the decimal 3 to the right) 100 m = _______ mm (move the decimal 3 to the left) 0.100 If going from big to small, move the decimal to the right. If going from small to big, move the decimal to the left.

Lengths "Average" virus 100 nm Resolution of light microscopes 200 nm "Average" bacterium 1 m "Average" eukaryotic cell 10 m Resolution of the human eye 100 m (0.1 m) (0.2 m) (1000 nm)

Conversions Current Units Conversion Factor Units you want grams (2) but want this, (1) If you have this, (3) multiply by this. Current Units Conversion Factor Units you want grams 0.0022 pounds 0.0353 ounces meters 3.28 feet 1.0936 yards liters 1.057 quarts 4.2268 cups degrees Celsius 1.8 (then add 32) degrees Fahrenheit

Conversions Current Units Conversion Factor Units you want pounds (2) but want this, (1) If you have this, (3) multiply by this. Current Units Conversion Factor Units you want pounds 453.59 grams feet 0.3048 meters quarts 0.946 liters degrees Fahrenheit subtract 32, then x 0.556 degrees Celsius

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