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International System of Measurement
is accepted as the standard for _________________ throughout the most of the world.
In the United States we use the ______________ _______________ as our system of measurement.
Scientists around the world use the _______________ _______________ of Units, or SI, because SI uses certain metric units that are based on units of _________.
______________ are used with units to change their names to larger or smaller units.
Base Units
Base Unit Measurement
Meter _________________
_________________
Volume of a liquid
(volume of a solid is unit3)
_______________ Mass
Second _______________
Each measurement is measured by a different ___________.
Measurement
Tool Unit
Length/Distance
Ruler/meter stick
_____________
_____________Triple beam
balance _____________
Weight ______________ Newton
Volume
Liquid: ______________
Solid: _____________
Liquid: ______________
Solid: ______________
______________ thermometer ______________Time ______________ ______________
Prefixes
Pre-fixDefinition (value) of
Pre-fixkilo ____ ______________
_________ one hundreddeka _________________
______________meter, gram, liter,
second___________ one tenth
centi one hundredthmilli ____ ______________
SymbolsUnit Symbol
_________ khecto ______Deka da
__________________ ggmetermeter ____________literliter ____________
__________________ ssdeci d
_________ c_________ m
NOTE: The base unit must be the ________________.
(Example: you _____________ convert 1 meter to 100 kilograms)
Practice
Examples- Convert the following (remember kilo means 1000):
1) 1km = ___________ meters? (larger to smaller)
Answer: 1km x 1000 = _______ m
2) 10 g = ___________ kg? (smaller to larger)
Answer: 10g divided by 1000 = __________kg
Acronym for pre-fixes:
kking ing hhenry enry DDied ied bby y ddrinking rinking cchocolate hocolate mmilkilk
When converting from one unit to another:
1. Move the decimal ________ space for ___________ step taken on the stair case.
2. Move the decimal to the ___________ if you go ________ the stair case.
3. Move the decimal to the ___________ if you go ________ the stair case.
Example- Convert the following:1) 10 hm= ____________ dm? Moving from the h-step to the d-step
requires three steps to the right on the staircase.
Therefore, move the decimal three places to the right.
Answer: 10 hm = ____________ dm