metric system notes
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Metric System Notes. 8/21/10. What is the metric system? . A decimal system of units with powers of ten. Example: 0.1; 1; 10; 100; 1,000 Also known as: the Système International d'Unités (SI units). What are the base units in the metric system? . Length/Distance = Meter - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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METRIC SYSTEM NOTES8/21/10
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What is the metric system?
A decimal system of units with powers of ten.
Example: 0.1; 1; 10; 100; 1,000 Also known as: the Système
International d'Unités (SI units)
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What are the base units in the metric
system? Length/Distance = Meter Volume = Liter Mass = kilogram
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What is a metric conversion?
Changing the same number to a different unit.
Ex. 100cm = 1 m changes the number from centimeters to meters.
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If a swimming pool has 250,000 liters of water in it. How many
kiloliters of water does it have in it?
250,000 liters = ________________ kiloliters.
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How do you convert between metric
units? Change the prefix. multiply or divide by
powers of ten.
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What are the prefixes for the Metric system?
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Put the metric chart in your notes section of
your binder.Length Megamete
r
Mm
Kilometer
km
Hectometer
hm
Dekameter
dam
Meter
M
Decimeter
dm
Centimeter
cm
Millimeter
mm
Micrometer
µm
Volume Megaliter
ML
Kilolieter
kL
Hectometer
hL
Dekameter
daL
Liter
L
Deciliter
dL
Centimeter
cL
Millimeter
mL
Micrometer
µL
Mass Megagram
Mg
Kilogram
kg
Hectogram
hg
Dekagram
dag
Gram
g
Decigram
dg
Centigram
cg
Milligram
mg
Microgram
µg
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Example problems 1) 78.908cm= _____________ mm
3) 4.87m= ____________mm
5) 45.3497kL= _____________mL
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What is a scale? A proportion used to determine the
relationship of a representation of a time frame.
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How do you calculate how old the earth is, using your scale?
10 cm = 100 million years Measure the paper
Convert from meters to centimeters
Use a proportion to figure out how old the earth is.
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How old is the Earth? 4.6 billion years old.
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Instructions for Timeline Sheet
Complete Steps 3 and 5 on the instruction sheet.
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What are Eons and Eras? Divisions of time, separated
by catastrophic or major events in history.
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Timeline Instructions Measure, mark and Color Eons and Eras
first
PRE-ARCHEAN
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Finishing Timelines
beginning of
the Earth
4.6 Billion
years ago
The first signs of life 3.8 BYAFirst plants (algae) 3.2 billion years
ago
First fish 51 MYA
Add Events with a STAR and DRAW /PASTE a picture of them
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Group members Group member 1: task master – keeping
the group on task, overall organization Group member 2: Marking eons and eras
and coloring, then jumping in with #3 when finished
Group member 3: Marking events and beginning to draw pictures for the starred events.
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Homework= Get supplies for class by Monday, get syllabus signed, summarize your notes, finish most of the timeline
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What was Pangaea? The supercontinent that all continents
originated from.
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What is Plate Tectonics? The study of how plates (divisions of the
crust) float or move on top of the mantle.
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What is continental drift? The theory that the
continents drifted apart from one continent (Pangaea).
http://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/Contexts/Icy-Ecosystems/Sci-Media/Animations-and-Interactives/Continental-drift