THE METRIC SYSTEM
THE METRIC SYSTEM NOTES date _____________
Why use metrics?
A.
B.
The metric ladder (metric to metric)
k__ h__ dk__ BASE d__ c__ m__
Converting:
A. metric to metric
1. Move decimal the number of steps on the ladder
2. move decimal to the left or right?
.560 km = _________ cm
1,234 mg = ________ dkg
426 cm = __________ m
B. U.S. to metric
1. use conversion table (page 134 in planner)
|U.S. unit |Multiplied by |Equals metric unit |Metric unit |Multiplied by |Equals US unit |
|inch |2.54 |centimeters |centimeter |.39 |inches |
|feet |.3 |meters |meter |3.3 |feet |
|mile |1.6 |kilometers |kilometer |.62 |miles |
|gallon |3.8 |liters |liter |.26 |gallons |
|pound |.45 |kilograms |kilogram |2.2 |pounds |
|ounces |28.3 |grams |gram |.035 |ounces |
|°F-32 |.55 |° Celsius |°C+17.8 |1.8 |° Fahrenheit |
70 mph = ___________ kph 72º F = _____________ º C
5 km = _______________ miles 37 inches = ______________ meters
Why doesn’t the U.S. use metric?
|U.S. unit |Multiplied by |Equals metric unit |Metric unit |Multiplied by |Equals US unit |
|inch |2.54 |centimeters |centimeter |.39 |inches |
|feet |.3 |meters |meter |3.3 |feet |
|mile |1.6 |kilometers |kilometer |.62 |miles |
|gallon |3.8 |liters |liter |.26 |gallons |
|pound |.45 |kilograms |kilogram |2.2 |pounds |
|°F-32 |.55 |° Celsius |°C+17.8 |1.8 |° Fahrenheit |
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