Metric System Conversions

Metric Conversion

Metric System Facts

• Used throughout the world

• Only 3 countries do not use the metric system

• Structured around the base 10 system

• Only one unit for each type of measurement

• Universal prefix system

Units of Measure

• Meter- length or distance

• Liter- volume or capacity

• Gram- mass or weight

Multiple Choice

Which unit of measurement would be appropriate to measure a container of milk?

• meter

• liter

• gram

Multiple Choice

Which community embraces the metric system around the world?

• Bay Springs

• football

• scientific

• construction

Multiple Choice

What is another way of writing

10 x 10 x 10 x 10

• 40

• 200

• 10⁴

• 10 x 4

How to convert metric units using the Powers of Ten

• Determine where you are and where you are going

• If you are moving to the right on the chart, you will MULTIPLY

• If you are moving to the left on the chart, you will DIVIDE

• Determine how many jumps you need to make

• This number will represent your exponent.

• Example: 4 jumps equals 10⁴

Multiple Choice

2 kg = ______cg

• 200

• 2,000

• 20,000

• 200,000

Multiple Choice

___m = 17km

• 17,000

• 170

• 1,700

Multiple Choice

4 cm = ___mm

• 400

• 40

• 4

• 4,000

Multiple Choice

190 cm = ___hm

• 190

• 190,000

• 0.0190

• 1.90000

Multiple Choice

The distance between Bay Springs and Laurel is 38.4 km. What is the distance in meters?

• 3,840 m

• 38,400 m

• 384,000 m

• 3,840,000 m

Multiple Choice

Alex has 1.5 meters of yarn. Gary has 145 centimeters of yarn. Who has the greatest amount of yarn?

• Gary has the greatest amount.

• Alex has the greatest amount.

• Both have equal amounts.

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