Transcript Metric System

Metric System
Length
Today’s Objectives
• General Overview of the Metric System
• Examine how to use a Meter Stick
• Practice Measuring with a Meter Stick
Metric System Goals
• Neutral and Universal
– Language understood around the world.
• Common Prefixes
– No Prefix = 1
Prefix
Symbol
Factor Number
Factor Word
Kilo
k
1,000
Thousand
Hecto
h
100
Hundred
Deca
da
10
Ten
Deci
d
0.1
Tenth
Centi
c
0.01
Hundredth
Milli
m
0.001
Thousandth
Countries that use the Metric
System
Measuring Length
• When Reading a meter stick we use
Centimeters and Millimeters.
• Centimeter = 0.01 (one-hundredth of a
meter)
• Millimeter = 0.001 (one-Thousandths of a
meter)
– 100 centimeters in a Meter
– 1000 Millimeters in a meter
Measuring Length
• Meter is the standard unit for measuring
Length.
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