2.  Almost all other countries are using the metric system  Other countries’ companies are refusing to buy products from the U.S. if not labeled in metric units  Scientists need a universal way to communicate data (SI Unit)

3.  The gram measures mass or how much something weighs  The liter measures volume which is used when measuring liquids  The meter measures the length of an object or the distance from place to place

5.  100 g = _______ mg  15kg = ________ g  1.5 cm = _______ dm  37 ml = ________ l

6. Sig Figs! 4.3o cm

7. 6.51cm

8. ___?___mm

9. 2.0 cm = _______mm

10. 13.0 ml