1. Unit of measure for length 2. Length is the distance from one point to another.

3. Slightly longer than a yard 4. Tool is meter stick

• The unit of measure for mass •Measures the amount of matter in an object •A balance scale is often used to measure mass

Liter=liquid Cm3=solid Unit of measure for the volume of an object Volume is the amount of space an object occupies Volume of all matter has three dimensions length (l), width (w), height (h) multiply L x W x H to get the volume Irregularly shaped objects are measured in water to find their volume.

1milli liter = 1 cm3

A unit on a thermometer that measures temperature.

The units are called degrees.

0 is freezing and 100 is boiling F=(9/5 x C )+32 or C=(F- 32) x 5/9

Prefix kilo hecto deka deci centi milli d c m Abbreviation Meaning k 1000 h da 100 10 0.1 (/10) 0.01 (1/100) 0.001 (1/1000)

More than zero k 1000.

h 100.

da 10.

Kilo- One thousand or 1000.

Hecto

- One hundred or 100.

Deka

- ten or 10.

Moving the decimal changes the prefix.

Less than zero

Deci

- one tenth or 1/10 or.10

Centi

- one hundredth or 1/100 or .01

Milli

- one thousandth or 1/1000 or .001

deci1/10 centi1/100 milli 1/1000

Write 15 questions about the metric system. Your group should also supply an answer for your questions. Each person must write the test questions.

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Assign groups U.P.S.

Directions: All students must complete work Students who understand may coach others Do the three handouts