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Converting Metric Units Length Meters m Mass Grams g Volume Liters L Cubic Meters m 3 Metric Unit Prefixes Kilo 1000 Hecto 100 Deka 10 Base 1. It gives advice on how to use and write metric units mistak es to avoid what to do about conversions and wher e to find further information A brief explanation of how th e metric system works is also given Basic rules Capitals and lower case Names o S 1 ft 12 in 1 yard 3 ft 1 mile 5280 ft 1 cup 8 64258 oz 1 pint 2 cups 1 qt 4 cups 2 pints 1 gallon 4 qts 1 lb 16 oz MetricUS 1 in 254 cm 1 yd 0914 m 1 km 0621 miles 1 kg 220 lb 454 g 1 lb 1 ton 9072 kg 1 grain 0000065 kg 946 mL 1 qt Why do scientists need a standard system of measurements?. Remember that science must be . repeatable. – another scientist has to able to repeat your experiment using the same amounts, concentrations, lengths, weights, etc.. A.S. 1.1.1 – 1.1.3. Is the US a metric country? Should it be?. Read the article you’ve been handed with these two questions in mind.. 5. minutes—. silent . read and take notes.. Turn and talk to your group members (you all had the same article)—2 minutes. Measurements and Abbreviations. There are others in the Student Handout book. The most common ones (Must know). C=Celsius. F =Fahrenheit. G or gr =Gram. Gr. = grain. L= liter. Ml= Milliliter. Mg=Milligram. Capacity. Capacity refers to how much something can hold or how much space it takes up. We can measure the capacity of regular object using the formula . length x width x height. .. 10 cm. 9 cm. 8 cm. H. istory. The Metric System. Definition. The metric system is a system of units for measurement developed in late 18th century France by the chemist Lavoisier to replace the disparate systems of measures then in use with a unified, natural and universal system. In the early metric system there were several fundamental or base units, the grad or grade for angles, the . You’ll Learn: To use and convert metric units of measure.. Type. Unit. Reference. Example. Length. Millimeter (mm). Centimeter. (cm). Meter (m). Kilometer (km). About the thickness. of a dime. About the width of your little finger. Curriculum links. Adult Numeracy. MSS1/L1.7. . Convert units of measure in the same system (a) know the relationship between metric units. MSS1/L2.5. Calculate with units of measure within the same system (a) know the relationship between metric units. a yard—is . the basis for the metric system. We can . increase. or . decrease. the value of a . base. unit by using a . prefix. 10. m. k. (This is now the same as 10,000 m). SI Units are easier to remember than English units because they are based on multiples of . The basic unit of length in the metric system All units of length in the metric system are derivedone hundredth1 centimeter1 one-hundredth of a meter10001 kilometer km1000 meters mhecto-1001 hectomete All scientific measurements are made using the Metric System.. It is also called the SI System (La Systeme International d’Unites). The . United . States is the only major country that does not use this system.. Kate Hall. Metric Units of Measurement. Length. Millimeter (mm) – 10 mm = 1 Centimeter. Centimeter (cm) – 100 centimeters = 1 meter. Decimeter (dm) – 1 decimeter = 10 centimeters. Meter (m) - 1 meter = 100 centimeters. 16. th. Marcel Grossmann Meeting. July 5 – 10, 2021. David Lucchesi. , Luciano Anselmo, Massimo Bassan, Marco Lucente, Carmelo . Magnafico. , Carmen Pardini, Roberto Peron, Giuseppe . Pucacco. , Feliciana Sapio, Massimo Visco.