Name: ___________________
Living Environment
Mr. Laricchiuta
Metric System
Common metric units
Length is the meter
Mass is the gram
Volume is the liter
Temperature is in celcius
Write down these rules.
1.
2.
When going from large to small move to the right
When going from small to large left
How to multiply and divide to convert.
Use this Phrase
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micro
0.000001
10-6
milli
(mm)
0.001
10-3
centi
(cm)
0.01
10-2
deci
(dm)
0.1
10-1
meter no prefix (m)
1.0
deka (Dm)
10.0
hecto (Hm)
100.0
kilo
(Km)
Practice conversions
20 cm = _________mm
1m = _______mm
1000mm = __________m
1Km = ___________m
1mL = ___________L
10Kg = __________ g
1000.0
100
101
102
103