Metric System Conversions and Concepts

The video tutorial explains how to convert metric units by familiarizing with basic units like gram, meter, and liter. It covers larger units such as kilo, hecto, and deca, and smaller units like deci, centi, and milli. The tutorial introduces a mnemonic for remembering unit order and explains the base-10 system, which simplifies conversions by moving decimal points. Several examples demonstrate converting between units, emphasizing the importance of understanding the metric system's structure.

Which of the following is NOT a basic metric unit?

• Inch

• Gram

• Meter

• Liter

What does the prefix 'kilo' represent in the metric system?

• One million

• One thousand

• One hundred

• One tenth

What is the mnemonic used to remember the order of metric units?

• Please excuse my dear aunt Sally

• King Henry died unexpectedly drinking chocolate milk

• Every good boy deserves fudge

• My very educated mother just served us noodles

In the base-10 system, how much greater is a unit to the left compared to the one on the right?

• 1000 times

• 100 times

• 10 times

• 5 times

How many grams are there in one kilogram?

• 100 grams

• 1000 grams

• 10000 grams

• 10 grams

If you have 237 centimeters, how many meters do you have?

• 2370 meters

• 0.237 meters

• 23.7 meters

• 2.37 meters

When converting milliliters to liters, how many decimal places do you move?

• Four

• Three

• Two

• One

What is the result of converting 39.5 milliliters to liters?

• 0.0395 liters

• 3.95 liters

• 0.395 liters

• 39.5 liters

How many millimeters are in 78 kilometers?

• 780,000,000 millimeters

• 7,800,000 millimeters

• 78,000,000 millimeters

• 780,000 millimeters

What is the correct order of metric units from largest to smallest?

• Centimeter, Millimeter, Meter, Kilometer

• Millimeter, Centimeter, Meter, Kilometer

• Meter, Kilometer, Millimeter, Centimeter

• Kilometer, Meter, Centimeter, Millimeter