PPT-Measurements, The Metric System, AND DENSITY

WHY DO WE USE THE METRIC SYSTEM Almost all other countries are using the metric system Other countries companies are refusing to buy products from the US if not labeled in metric units Scientists need a universal way to communicate data SI Units. Metric System. The metric system is based on a base unit that corresponds to a certain kind of measurement. Length = meter. Volume = liter. Weight (Mass) = gram. Prefixes plus base units make up the metric system . ~King Henry Died unexpectedly Drinking Chocolate Milk~. Unlike our . English system . of measurement with its feet and inches, quarts and gallons, . the . metric system is very . orderly . All . variations of the units of measure are really just the units multiplied by powers of 10. .  . Metric Base Units of Measure.  . Mass = gram (g). Volume = liter . (L). Length = meter (m. ). . Time = second (s).  . Know . your metric prefixes.  . kilo-. Curriculum links. Adult Numeracy. MSS1/L1.7. . Convert units of measure in the same system (a) know the relationship between metric units. MSS1/L2.5. Calculate with units of measure within the same system (a) know the relationship between metric units. Curriculum links. Adult Numeracy. MSS1/L1.7. . Convert units of measure in the same system (a) know the relationship between metric units. MSS1/L2.5. Calculate with units of measure within the same system (a) know the relationship between metric units. La gamme de thé MORPHEE vise toute générations recherchant le sommeil paisible tant désiré et non procuré par tout types de médicaments. Essentiellement composé de feuille de morphine, ce thé vous assurera d’un rétablissement digne d’un voyage sur . Metric System The metric system is based on a base unit that corresponds to a certain kind of measurement Base unit for length = meter Base unit for volume = liter Base unit for mass = gram A prefixes plus a base unit makes up the metric system Physical Science is the study of the things around you. . It has to do with . matter. and . energy. .. What is Matter?. Matter is anything that . takes up space. Can you think of examples of matter?. a yard—is . the basis for the metric system. We can . increase. or . decrease. the value of a . base. unit by using a . prefix. 10. m. k. (This is now the same as 10,000 m). SI Units are easier to remember than English units because they are based on multiples of . The basic unit of length in the metric system All units of length in the metric system are derivedone hundredth1 centimeter1 one-hundredth of a meter10001 kilometer km1000 meters mhecto-1001 hectomete All scientific measurements are made using the Metric System.. It is also called the SI System (La Systeme International d’Unites). The . United . States is the only major country that does not use this system.. is used . very little in the United States. The metric system does not use . inches, feet. , pounds, and so on, but its units for time and electricity are the same . as those . used now in the United States. First, in order to view this presentation properly you must select "Slide Show” then choose “From Beginning”. Use the arrow keys to . change slides. . Next, as you go through the presentation take notes on metric measurement. DO NOT WRITE EVERYTHING. Read the information . How would you measure these objects?. leq. 1: Why do we use metric in science if we don’t use it anywhere else?. English vs. Metric System. English . Used in the U.S. , Myanmar and Liberia. Dates back to the 18.