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Chapter 1 Notes

Chapter 1 Notes. Miss Rabatin. Metric System. Background Started in France 1700’s 98% of World on SI US 1966 Metric Legal Not Mandatory Based off of the Power 10 Provides Uniform System of Units. Prefixes. Kilo Largest Unit Hecto Deca Base Unit deci centi milli Smallest Unit.

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Chapter 1 Notes

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  1. Chapter 1 Notes Miss Rabatin

  2. Metric System • Background • Started in France 1700’s • 98% of World on SI • US 1966 Metric Legal • Not Mandatory • Based off of the Power 10 • Provides Uniform System of Units

  3. Prefixes • Kilo Largest Unit • Hecto • Deca • Base Unit • deci • centi • milli Smallest Unit

  4. Kilo Hecto Deca Base Unit deci centi milli K H D Base Unit d c m Prefixes

  5. Base Unit • Meter • Length • Liter • Liquid • Gram • Mass

  6. Full Name Prefix + Base Unit IE Kilometer Deciliter centigram Abbreviations Prefix + Base Unit IE Km dL cg Writing Metric

  7. Remembering Metric • KHDB dcm

  8. Converting • Only Have to Move . • Moving  Right on Chart • Move . Right • Moving  Left on Chart • Move . Left

  9. Examples • 15 cL = ________ L • 100 km = ________ m • 0.51 Dg = ________ dg • 120 g = ________ kg • .0212 L = ________ mL

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