SI Unit Conversion
**SI: International System of Units
Mrs. Priscila
Vidal
Scientist have determined a system of units to be used as an international language
In science, the metric system. The metric system is a 10th multiple based system,
this means that each units increases or decreases based on multiples of 10.
UNITS OF
LENGTH
UNITS OF
MASS
UNITS OF
CAPACITY
We can refer to units of length like the meter (m); units of mass, like the gram (g) or units of capacity (volume) as the litter (L) or the
cubic centimeter (cc). **Keep in mind that when writing a unit you must be careful to write the correct case.
Unit
Length
Mass
-mili
millimeter
mm
miligram
mg
milliliter
mL
.001
-centi
centimeter
cm
centigram
cg
centiliter
cL
.01
-deci
decimeter
dm
decigram
dg
deciliter
dL
.1
=100cm
Base unit
meter
m
gram
g
Liter
L
1
=10dm
the unit changes.
Deca-
Decameter
Dm
Decagram
Dg
Decaliter
DL
10
=.1Dm
Example
Hecto-
Hectometer
Hm
Hectogram
Hg
Hectoliter
HL
100
=.01Hm
1 m=1000mm
Kilo-
Kilometro
Km
Kilogram
Kg
Kiloliter
KL
1000
=.001Km
1L=1000mL
MULTIPLY
DIVIDE
Volume
VALUE
Example
****
For any unit of
1meter=1000mm
To convert from a larger unit to a
Smaller one, roll the decimal point
To the right.
To convert from a smaller unit to a
larger one, roll the decimal point
to the left as many times of
steps you are moving.
measurement, the
prefixes are the
same. Meaning only