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Metric Measurement

Metric Measurement. History. In 1790, the French Academy of Sciences was asked to come up with a uniform system of measurement.

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Metric Measurement

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  1. Metric Measurement

  2. History • In 1790, the French Academy of Sciences was asked to come up with a uniform system of measurement. • The meter was first based off of the line of longitude that runs from the North Pole through Barcelona, Spain. It was one ten-millionth of that distance. Today it’s based off of the speed of light • In 1889, a bar made out of platinum and iridium was created and is still stored in a vault in Sèvres, France. • In 1960, the metric system was standardized and renamed the SI System (Systeme International d'Unites).

  3. Major Metric Length Units • millimeter (mm) • centimeter (cm) • decimeter (dm) • meter (m) • decameter (dkm) • hectometer (hm) • kilometer (km)

  4. Metric Conversions • 10 mm = 1 cm • 10 cm = 1 dm • 10 dm = 1 m • 10 m = 1 dkm • 10 dkm = 1 hm • 10 hm = 1 km

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