The International System Of Measurement

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The International SystemOf Measurement

• Scientists needed a universal system of
  measurement used throughout all countries.
• The U.S. system is more complex and most
  countries use the metric system.
• The metric system was therefore adopted as the
  core of scientific measurement.

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The International System Of Measurement

• Meter Basic metric unit of measurement for
  length, width, height.
• Liter Basic metric unit of measurement for
  volume (how much something will hold).
• Gram Basic metric unit of measurement for
  mass/weight.
• Celsius - Basic metric unit of measurement for
  temperature.

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The International System Of Measurement

• Kilo 1000
• Hecto - 100
• Deka 10
• Meter Liter Gram
• Deci 1/10 or .1
• Centi 1/100 or .01
• Milli 1/1000 or .001
• Micro 1/1,000,000

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The International System Of Measurement

• Kilometer 1000 meters
• Hectometer 100 meters
• Dekameter 10 meters
• Meter Basic Unit for Length
• Decimeter 1/10 or .1 of a meter
• Centimeter 1/100 or .01 of a meter
• Millimeter 1/1000 or .001 of a meter
• Micrometer 1/1,000,000 or .000001 of a meter

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The International System Of Measurement

• Kilogram 1000 grams
• Hectogram 100 grams
• Dekagram 10 grams
• Gram Basic Unit For Weight/Mass
• Decigram 1/10 or .1 of a gram
• Centigram 1/100 or .01 of a gram
• Milligram 1/1000 or .001 of a gram
• Microgram 1/1,000,000 or .000001 of a gram

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The International System Of Measurement

• Kiloliter 1000 liters
• Hectoliter 100 liters
• Dekaliter 10 liters
• Liter Basic Unit for Volume
• Deciliter 1/10 or .1 of a liter
• Centiliter 1/100 or .01 of a liter
• Milliliter 1/1000 or .001 of a liter

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The International System Of Measurement

• The cubic centimeter is exactly equal to one
  milliliter.
• Examples
• 2ml of water 2cm3 (2 cubic centimeters) of
  water
• 5cm3 of water (5 cubic centimeters) 5ml of
  water

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• To convert to a bigger unit move the
• decimal point to the left (down) or divide
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  Basic Unit
• 
  meter
• 1000 100 10 liter
  0.1 0.01 0.001
• Kilo hecto deka gram
  deci centi milli
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• 
  To convert to a smaller unit move the
• decimal point to the right (up) or
  multiply

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The International System Of Measurement

• Newton - Basic International System unit for
  measuring weight.
• Kelvin - Basic International System unit for
  measuring temperature.
• Note To convert celsius to kelvin you simply
  add 273.16 (KCelsius 273.16)