introduction to the metric system linear measurement: the measurement of lines or distance. volume:...
TRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: Introduction to the Metric System Linear Measurement: the measurement of lines or distance. Volume: A measurement of the amount of space something takes](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062314/56649f225503460f94c3b4bd/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Introduction to the Metric System
Linear Measurement: the measurement of lines or distance.
Volume: A measurement of the amount of space something takes up.
The Metric System is based on units of 10.
![Page 2: Introduction to the Metric System Linear Measurement: the measurement of lines or distance. Volume: A measurement of the amount of space something takes](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062314/56649f225503460f94c3b4bd/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
History of Measurement
![Page 3: Introduction to the Metric System Linear Measurement: the measurement of lines or distance. Volume: A measurement of the amount of space something takes](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062314/56649f225503460f94c3b4bd/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
Ancient Measurement Units
![Page 4: Introduction to the Metric System Linear Measurement: the measurement of lines or distance. Volume: A measurement of the amount of space something takes](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062314/56649f225503460f94c3b4bd/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Metric Ruler
![Page 5: Introduction to the Metric System Linear Measurement: the measurement of lines or distance. Volume: A measurement of the amount of space something takes](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062314/56649f225503460f94c3b4bd/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Metric System Notes
Types of Measurement Base Unit
![Page 6: Introduction to the Metric System Linear Measurement: the measurement of lines or distance. Volume: A measurement of the amount of space something takes](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062314/56649f225503460f94c3b4bd/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
Metric System Notes
Types of Measurement Base Unit *Linear (distance) meter(m)
![Page 7: Introduction to the Metric System Linear Measurement: the measurement of lines or distance. Volume: A measurement of the amount of space something takes](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062314/56649f225503460f94c3b4bd/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
Metric System Notes
Types of Measurement Base Unit *Linear (distance) meter
Area square meter (m2)
![Page 8: Introduction to the Metric System Linear Measurement: the measurement of lines or distance. Volume: A measurement of the amount of space something takes](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062314/56649f225503460f94c3b4bd/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
Metric System Notes
Types of Measurement Base Unit *Linear (distance) meter
Area square meter (m2)
*Volume of a solid cubic meter (m3)
![Page 9: Introduction to the Metric System Linear Measurement: the measurement of lines or distance. Volume: A measurement of the amount of space something takes](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062314/56649f225503460f94c3b4bd/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
Metric System Notes
Types of Measurement Base Unit *Linear (distance) meter
Area square meter (m2)
*Volume of a solid cubic meter (m3)
*Volume of a liquid liter (L)
![Page 10: Introduction to the Metric System Linear Measurement: the measurement of lines or distance. Volume: A measurement of the amount of space something takes](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062314/56649f225503460f94c3b4bd/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
Metric System Notes
Types of Measurement Base Unit *Linear (distance) meter
Area square meter (m2)
*Volume of a solid cubic meter (m3)
*Volume of a liquid liter (L)
*Mass gram (g)
![Page 11: Introduction to the Metric System Linear Measurement: the measurement of lines or distance. Volume: A measurement of the amount of space something takes](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062314/56649f225503460f94c3b4bd/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
Metric System Notes
Types of Measurement Base Unit
*Linear (distance) meter
Area square meter (m2)
*Volume of a solid cubic meter (m3)
*Volume of a liquid liter (L)
*Mass gram (g)
Time seconds (s)
![Page 12: Introduction to the Metric System Linear Measurement: the measurement of lines or distance. Volume: A measurement of the amount of space something takes](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062314/56649f225503460f94c3b4bd/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
Metric System Notes
Types of Measurement Base Unit
*Linear (distance) meter
Area square meter (m2)
*Volume of a solid cubic meter (m3)
*Volume of a liquid liter (L)
*Mass gram (g)
Time seconds (s)
Temperature *degrees Celsius(°C)
![Page 13: Introduction to the Metric System Linear Measurement: the measurement of lines or distance. Volume: A measurement of the amount of space something takes](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062314/56649f225503460f94c3b4bd/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
Prefixes for units of measurement
Prefix Multiple Abbreviation
![Page 14: Introduction to the Metric System Linear Measurement: the measurement of lines or distance. Volume: A measurement of the amount of space something takes](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062314/56649f225503460f94c3b4bd/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
Prefixes for units of measurement
Prefix Multiple Abbreviation
Mega 1,000,000 M -
![Page 15: Introduction to the Metric System Linear Measurement: the measurement of lines or distance. Volume: A measurement of the amount of space something takes](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062314/56649f225503460f94c3b4bd/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
Prefixes for units of measurement
Prefix Multiple Abbreviation
Mega 1,000,000 M -
*Kilo 1,000 k -
![Page 16: Introduction to the Metric System Linear Measurement: the measurement of lines or distance. Volume: A measurement of the amount of space something takes](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062314/56649f225503460f94c3b4bd/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
Prefixes for units of measurement
Prefix Multiple Abbreviation
Mega 1,000,000 M -
*Kilo 1,000 k -
Hecto 100 h -
![Page 17: Introduction to the Metric System Linear Measurement: the measurement of lines or distance. Volume: A measurement of the amount of space something takes](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062314/56649f225503460f94c3b4bd/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
Prefixes for units of measurement
Prefix Multiple Abbreviation
Mega 1,000,000 M -
*Kilo 1,000 k -
Hecto 100 h -
Deka 10 da -
![Page 18: Introduction to the Metric System Linear Measurement: the measurement of lines or distance. Volume: A measurement of the amount of space something takes](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062314/56649f225503460f94c3b4bd/html5/thumbnails/18.jpg)
Prefixes for units of measurement
Prefix Multiple Abbreviation
*Deci 1/10 (0.1) d -
*Centi 1/100 (0.01) c -
*Milli 1/1000 (0.001) m -
![Page 19: Introduction to the Metric System Linear Measurement: the measurement of lines or distance. Volume: A measurement of the amount of space something takes](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062314/56649f225503460f94c3b4bd/html5/thumbnails/19.jpg)
Prefixes for units of measurement
Prefix Multiple Abbreviation
*Deci 1/10 (0.1) d -
*Centi 1/100 (0.01) c -
*Milli 1/1000 (0.001) m -
Micro 1/1,000,000 (0.000001) µ -
![Page 20: Introduction to the Metric System Linear Measurement: the measurement of lines or distance. Volume: A measurement of the amount of space something takes](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062314/56649f225503460f94c3b4bd/html5/thumbnails/20.jpg)
Conversions
Notice there are 10 lines in one centimeter. These are millimeters.
![Page 21: Introduction to the Metric System Linear Measurement: the measurement of lines or distance. Volume: A measurement of the amount of space something takes](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062314/56649f225503460f94c3b4bd/html5/thumbnails/21.jpg)
Kilo- 1000 Hecto-
100 Deka- 10 -liter
-gram -meter
-second
1 deci- 0.1 centi- 0.01 milli- 0.001
To Convert: Move the decimal -the same number of spaces -and in the same direction as you move on the chart.
![Page 22: Introduction to the Metric System Linear Measurement: the measurement of lines or distance. Volume: A measurement of the amount of space something takes](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062314/56649f225503460f94c3b4bd/html5/thumbnails/22.jpg)
Conversions
To convert from centimeters to millimeters, multiply by 10.
5cm=50mm
To convert from millimeters to centimeters divide by 10.
50mm=5cm
![Page 23: Introduction to the Metric System Linear Measurement: the measurement of lines or distance. Volume: A measurement of the amount of space something takes](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062314/56649f225503460f94c3b4bd/html5/thumbnails/23.jpg)
Conversions
There are 100 centimeters in one meter.
How could we convert from centimeters to meters?
![Page 24: Introduction to the Metric System Linear Measurement: the measurement of lines or distance. Volume: A measurement of the amount of space something takes](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062314/56649f225503460f94c3b4bd/html5/thumbnails/24.jpg)
Conversions
50 cm=.5m (Centimeters to meters. Divide by 100)
.5m=50cm (Meters to centimeters. Multiply by 100)
![Page 25: Introduction to the Metric System Linear Measurement: the measurement of lines or distance. Volume: A measurement of the amount of space something takes](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062314/56649f225503460f94c3b4bd/html5/thumbnails/25.jpg)
Conversions
1000mm = 1m 1m = 100 cm 1kg = ? g
![Page 26: Introduction to the Metric System Linear Measurement: the measurement of lines or distance. Volume: A measurement of the amount of space something takes](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062314/56649f225503460f94c3b4bd/html5/thumbnails/26.jpg)
Conversions
1000mm = 1m 1m = 100 cm 1kg = 1000g
![Page 27: Introduction to the Metric System Linear Measurement: the measurement of lines or distance. Volume: A measurement of the amount of space something takes](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062314/56649f225503460f94c3b4bd/html5/thumbnails/27.jpg)
Conversions
1000mm = 1m 1m = 100 cm 1kg = 1000g 1cm = ? mm
![Page 28: Introduction to the Metric System Linear Measurement: the measurement of lines or distance. Volume: A measurement of the amount of space something takes](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062314/56649f225503460f94c3b4bd/html5/thumbnails/28.jpg)
Conversions
1000mm = 1m 1m = 100 cm 1kg = 1000g 1cm = 10 mm