Metric Conversions

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Metric Conversions
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Base SI Units
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Base SI Units
meter
3 inches more than a yard
gram
Liter
About a quart
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Metric Prefixes
Lets us measure items too large or small for the
base units
1000
100
10
One gram, meter, Liter, volt, joule, etc
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.01
.001
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Memorize the prefixes!
K h d base d c m
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Converting
K h d base d c m
King Hector drinks basically
delicious chocolate milk
2.5 L ??? mL
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Converting
K h d base d c m
I had to move over 3 places to the right
2.5 L _______ mL
Now I just take my decimal point and move it 3
places to the right
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2.5
I cant leave empty spaces, so Ill fill them
with zeroes
2.5 L 2500 mL
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Metric conversions4 steps

• 1) Write the prefixes in order (use the King
  Hector mnemonic)

2) Determine the direction
3) Count how many units you move
4) Move the decimal point