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The Metric System

The Metric System. How Do You Measure. Distance? Volume? Mass (amount of stuff)? Time?. These are our BASE UNITS. Metric Prefixes. How many meters are in 1km? How many p g are there in 1 gram? How many cm are there in 2 km? How many km are there in a Gm?

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The Metric System

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  1. The Metric System

  2. How Do You Measure • Distance? • Volume? • Mass (amount of stuff)? • Time? These are our BASE UNITS

  3. Metric Prefixes • How many meters are in 1km? • How many pg are there in 1 gram? • How many cm are there in 2 km? • How many km are there in a Gm? • How many watts are in 2.21 Gigawatts?

  4. Factor Labeling • Convert $3.75 to nickels. • Well there are 20 nickels in every dollar.

  5. Convert • 37.5 kg to mg • 4.32m to mm • 0.045cm to km • 35mm to km • 6Mg to g

  6. Some Toughies • 7.02 km/s to m/s • 3.75kg/ml to g/l • 45.2m/s to mm/min

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