Width of your lab table Length of your lab table Height of your lab table Length of a paper clip Width of a paper clip Your height Length of Room Width of Room
milli- 1/1,000 th Base 1 m = 1000 mm m = 1 mm milli- 1/1,000 th Base 1 m = 1000 mm m = 1 mm centi- 1/100 th Base 1 m = 100 cm 0.01 m = 1 cm centi- 1/100 th Base 1 m = 100 cm 0.01 m = 1 cm deci- 1/10 th Base 1 m = 10 dm 0.1 m = 1 Dm deci- 1/10 th Base 1 m = 10 dm 0.1 m = 1 Dm Base meter liter gram 1 m Base meter liter gram 1 m deca- 10x Base 1 m = 0.1 Dm 10 m = 1 Dm deca- 10x Base 1 m = 0.1 Dm 10 m = 1 Dm hecto- 100x Base 1 m = 0.01 hm 100 m = 1 hm hecto- 100x Base 1 m = 0.01 hm 100 m = 1 hm kilo- 1,000x Base 1 m = km 1,000 m = 1 km kilo- 1,000x Base 1 m = km 1,000 m = 1 km
khDbasedcm
khD dcm 2543 Decimal point m khDbasedcm 2543 Convert to hectometers khDbasedcm 2543 Convert to centimeters
khDbasedcm 5000 Decimal point 5000 m khDbasedcm 5000 Convert to hectometers khDbasedcm Convert to centimeters
1.Draw conversion chart 2.Place decimal point in the table, just to the right of the units your measurement is in. 3.Put one number in each box (be sure to align the decimal points) 4.Move the decimal point just to the right of the units you are converting to. 5.PRESTO! Your conversion is complete.
Convert measurements into centimeters. Convert measurements into millimeters Convert measurements into kilometers
Convert measurements into centimeters. Convert measurements into millimeters Convert measurements into kilometers
length x width units are SQUARED (ex. m 2, cm 2, mm 2 )
1,570 m x 50 m 78,500 m 2
362 m x 450 m 162,900 m 2
length x width x height units are CUBED, or measured in liters (ex. m 3, cm 3, mm 3, or L, mL)
The Rule Convert the distance measurements BEFORE calculating Area or Volume
245 m x 190 m x 55 m 2,560,250 m km x km x km km 3
1.Fill a graduated cylinder part way with water (up to an even number, i.e. 30 mL) 2.Totally submerge the object in the water. 3.Measure the water level 4.The difference in volume before and after submerging the object is the volume.