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Understanding the Metric System: Essential Notes and Conversions

This chapter provides an overview of the metric system, tracing its origins back to 1700s France and highlighting its global adoption, with 98% of the world using the SI (International System of Units). Though the metric system became legal in the U.S. in 1966, it remains non-mandatory. Key prefixes such as kilo, hecto, deca, and base units like meter, liter, and gram are discussed in detail, along with conversion methods and examples to simplify understanding. Additionally, mnemonics like KHDB dcm aid in easily remembering metric conversions.

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Understanding the Metric System: Essential Notes and Conversions

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  1. Chapter 1 Notes Miss Rabatin

  2. Metric System • Background • Started in France 1700’s • 98% of World on SI • US 1966 Metric Legal • Not Mandatory • Based off of the Power 10 • Provides Uniform System of Units

  3. Prefixes • Kilo Largest Unit • Hecto • Deca • Base Unit • deci • centi • milli Smallest Unit

  4. Kilo Hecto Deca Base Unit deci centi milli K H D Base Unit d c m Prefixes

  5. Base Unit • Meter • Length • Liter • Liquid • Gram • Mass

  6. Full Name Prefix + Base Unit IE Kilometer Deciliter centigram Abbreviations Prefix + Base Unit IE Km dL cg Writing Metric

  7. Remembering Metric • KHDB dcm

  8. Converting • Only Have to Move . • Moving  Right on Chart • Move . Right • Moving  Left on Chart • Move . Left

  9. Examples • 15 cL = ________ L • 100 km = ________ m • 0.51 Dg = ________ dg • 120 g = ________ kg • .0212 L = ________ mL

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