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Metric Review today
Take out a pencil!
Put ALL belongings under
your desk.
Metric System
• 1. The metric system is also known as?
• SI- System International
• 2. The metric system is based on factors of?
• 10
• 3. _________ is one of the only countries left NOT using the metric system
• America
Metric SystemAcronym
K H D bu d c m
Metric Units
• Meter
• Liter
• Grams
What do they measure?
• Meters
• Measures distance
• Liters
• Measures volume
• Grams
• Measures mass
Prefix Practice
• 1. centi=• c• 2. Kilo=• K• 3. deci =• d
• 4. milli =• m• 5. Hecto =• H• 6. Deka=• D
Write the correct abbreviation for each metric unit
• 1. kilogram=• Kg• 2. Meter =• M• 3. Gram = • g• 4.Milliliter=• mL• 5. millimeter =• mm
• 6. liter• L• 7. kilometer• km• 8. centimeter = • cm• 9. milligram =• mg
KILO1000Units
HECTO100
Units
DEKA10
UnitsDECI
0.1Unit
CENTI0.01Unit
MILLI0.001Unit
MetersLitersGrams
Ladder Method
How do you use the “ladder” method?
1st – Determine your starting point.
2nd – Count the “jumps” to your ending point.
3rd – Move the decimal the same number of jumps in the same direction.
4 km = _________ m
12
3
How many jumps does it take?
Starting Point Ending Point
4.1
__.2
__.3
__. = 4000 m
Counting Steps: How many steps is it from …1. kilometers to centimeters: 5 steps2. centimeters to millimeters:____________3. KL to L:________________4. m to mm______________5. millimters to centimeters:__________6. g to mg: _________________
Conversion practice: now apply step counting to these problems. Write down how many steps the conversion requires, then give the actual
answer on the 2nd lineExample: 3.5 m is how many cm?
Steps: cm to m is 2 steps (remember, “m” by itself is the base unit, (b)Answer: 350 cm
7. 37 grams is how many mg? Steps:__________ Answer:___________
8. 2.7 kilograms is how many grams? Steps:_________ Answer:_________
9. How many liters are in 2,545 centiliters? Steps:_____Answer:______
10. convert 28,800 mL to kL. Steps:__________ Answer:___________
11.convert 144 dL to L. Steps:_____________ Answer:____________
12. 350 cm is how many km? Steps:_________ Answer:____________
Try these conversions using the ladder method.
1. 1000 mg = _______ g 2. 1 L = _______ mL 3. 160 cm = _______ mm
4. 14 km = _______ m 5. 109 g = _______ kg 6. 250 m = _______ km
Conversion Practice
Compare using <, >, or =.
56 cm 6 m 7 g 698 mg
Try these conversions, using the ladder method.
10) 2000 mg = _______ g 15) 5 L = _______ mL 20) 16 cm = _______ mm
11) 104 km = _______ m 16) 198 g = _______ kg 21) 2500 m = _______ km
12) 480 cm = _____ m 17) 75 mL = _____ L 22) 65 g = _____ mg
13) 5.6 kg = _____ g 18) 50 cm = _____ m 23) 6.3 cm = _____ mm
14) 8 mm = _____ cm 19) 5.6 m = _____ cm 24) 120 mg = _____ g
Metric Conversion Challenge
Try these conversions, using the ladder method.
Answers
10) 2000 mg = 2.0g 15) 5 L = 5000 mL 20) 16 cm = 160 mm
11) 104 km = 104,000 m 16) 198 g = 0.198 kg 21) 2500 m = 2.5 km
12) 480 cm = 4.80m 17) 75 mL = 0.075 L 22) 65 g = 65,000 mg
13) 5.6 kg = 5,600 g 18) 50 cm = 0.50 m 23) 6.3 cm = 63mm
14) 8 mm = 0.8 cm 19) 5.6 m = 560cm 24) 120 mg = 0.120 g
Metric Conversion Challenge
Metric conversions
1.10.3 mm =_____cm 6. 0.82 mL=____ mL
2. 41 g =_______mg 7. 24 dm =_____mm
3. 7 L =______mL 8. 16 mg=_____dg
4. 4315 mg=________ g 9. 2.21 L=_____cL
5. 0.5 m =________cm 10. 4 Kg=_____mg
Metric conversions
1.10.3 mm =1.03 cm 6. 0.82 mL= 0.82 mL
2. 41 g = 41,000 mg 7. 24 dm = 2400 mm
3. 7 L = 7000 mL 8. 16 mg= .16 dg
4. 4315 mg= 4.315 g 9. 2.21 L= 221 cL
5. 0.5 m = 500 cm 10. 4 Kg= 4000 mg
Metric conversions # 11-1511.How many mm are in 0.03 cm?
0.3 mm
12.How many centigrams are in 244 millgrams?
24.4 cg
13. Don’t do, we did not cover micro-
14. Don’t do, we did not cover nano-
15. How many meters are in 1 kilometer?1000 m
Metric conversions 16-20
• 16. 2.007 milliliters is how many liters?
.002007 L• 17. 0.005 liters is how many milliliters?
5.mL
• 18. 650 dm is how many cm?6500 cm
• 19. convert 77,000cm into km.00077 Km
• 20. convert 1.06 milliliters to kiloliters.00000106 KL
Metric conversions 21-24
• 21. How many centimeters in a meter?
• 100 cm
• 22. How many milliliters in a litter
• 1000 mL
• 23. How many meters in a kilometer
• 1000 m
• 24. Give the letters of the prefixes in order
• K H D (bu) d c m
Last page of review has the answer key at the bottom of
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