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    The document discusses the metric system of measurement. It outlines the four basic metric units - meter (length), liter (volume), gram (mass), and degree Celsius (temperature). It describes how prefixes like kilo, centi, and milli are used to create larger or smaller derived units from the basic units. For example, a kilogram is 1000 grams and a milliliter is 1/1000 of a liter. The document provides examples of common derived units for each of the four basic metric units and reviews conversions between units using unit factors.

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    The document discusses the metric system of measurement. It outlines the four basic metric units - meter (length), liter (volume), gram (mass), and degree Celsius (temperature). It describes how prefixes like kilo, centi, and milli are used to create larger or smaller derived units from the basic units. For example, a kilogram is 1000 grams and a milliliter is 1/1000 of a liter. The document provides examples of common derived units for each of the four basic metric units and reviews conversions between units using unit factors.

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    The document discusses the metric system of measurement. It outlines the four basic metric units - meter (length), liter (volume), gram (mass), and degree Celsius (temperature). It describes how prefixes like kilo, centi, and milli are used to create larger or smaller derived units from the basic units. For example, a kilogram is 1000 grams and a milliliter is 1/1000 of a liter. The document provides examples of common derived units for each of the four basic metric units and reviews conversions between units using unit factors.

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    The Metric System

    Scientific data is always reported using metric system units of measurement.


    There are four basic metric measurement units:

    • Length = meter (m)

    • Volume = liter (l)

    • Mass (weight) = gram (g)

    • Temperature = ° Celsius (° C)

    All four metric system basic units can be converted into larger or smaller
    units simply by adding a prefix in front of the basic unit:

    Unit prefixes:

    • kilo (k) = Makes the basic unit 1000 times larger (103)

    • deci (d) = Makes the basic unit 10 time smaller (10-1 or 1/10)

    • centi (c) = Makes the basic unit 100 times smaller (10-2 or 1/100)

    • milli (m) = Makes the basic unit 1000 times smaller (10-3 or
    1/1000)

    • micro (µ) = Makes the basic unit a million times smaller (10-6 or
    1/1,000,000)

    For example, a person might weigh 63,000 grams. That same person also
    weighs 63 kilograms (kg) since each kilogram is equal to 1000 grams.
    These larger and smaller units are called “derived” units
    A) Length

    The basic unit of length in the metric system is the meter (m). Common
    derived units are the centimeter (cm) (10-2 or 1/100 of a meter) and the
    millimeter (mm) (10-3 or 1/1000 of a meter). For measuring large distances,
    the kilometer (103 or 1000 meters) is often used.

    B) Volume

    The basic unit of volume in the metric system is the liter (l). The most
    common derived unit is the milliliter (ml) (10-3 or 1/1000 of a liter). The
    volume of a milliliter is equal to the volume of a cube 1 centimeter per side.
    (The ml is often called the cubic centimeter (cc) in the medical field).
    Another derived unit is the micrometer (µl) (10-6 or 1/1,000,000 of a liter).

    C) Mass (weight)

    The basic unit of mass in the metric system is the gram (g). The most
    common derived unit is the milligram (mg) (10-3 or 1/1000 of a gram). For
    measuring large masses, the kilogram (103 or 1000 grams) is often used.

    D) Temperature

    The basic unit of temperature in the metric system is the degree Celsius.
    (° C ). There are no commonly derived units.

    To get a feel for degrees Celsius, consider the following temperatures:

    • Ice water and the freezing point of water are 0 ° C

    • Room temperature and tap water are 20 – 25 ° C

    • Normal body temperature is 37 ° C

    • Water gets too painful to touch between 50 – 60 ° C

    • Water boils at 100 ° C


    Review questions

    1) Convert the following values into the new units. Use the unit factor
    method and show all your work.

    8 meters = ______ mm 0.98 kg = _______ g

    22.1 ml = _______ l 0.00003 m = _______ mm

    10,900 cm = _______ m 57 mm = ________ cm

    0.0034 mg = _______ g 0.98 kg = ______ mg

    0.0087 l = ________ µl 349 ml = __________ µl

    660 g = _______ mg 4590 µl = _______ ml

    789 cc = _______ l 0.23 cc = ______ µl

    0.490 l = _____ dl 3.2 dl = _______ ml.

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