Unit 8 Metric System September 30 1999 NASA lost a 125 million Mars orbiter because a Lockheed Martin engineer used English units of measurement while the rest of the team used the more conventional metric system for a key spacecraft operation according to a review finding relea ID: 1042442
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1. Unit 8 ReviewALA: Pre-AlgebraUnit 8 Metric System
2. September 30, 1999NASA lost a $125 million Mars orbiter because a Lockheed Martin engineer used English units of measurement while the rest of the team used the more conventional metric system for a key spacecraft operation, according to a review finding released Thursday…From CNNMetric mishap caused loss of NASA orbiter
3. Metric WorldCountries which have officially adopted the metric systemCountries which have not officially adopted the metric system (US, Myanmar (formerly Burma) and Liberia) * Information based on data from the CIA World Factbook
4. METER1 meter is 100 centimeters: about 39.37 inches, or about 3 inches longer than a yard
5. CENTIMETER.39 inches (less than ½ an inch)
6. MILLIMETER
7. GRAM
8. KIILOGRAM
9. LITER
10. METRIC CONNECTIONS Volume1 cm31mLVolume 1 cubic decimeter (dm3)1 dm3 = 1000 cm3 = 1000 mL 1 dm3(cubic decimeter)=1 L(liter of water)=1 kg(kilogram) 1 cm3(cubic centimeter)=1 mL(milliliter of water)=1 g(gram) Volume1 cm31mLVolume 1 cubic decimeter (dm3)1 dm3 = 1000 cm3 = 1000 mL
11. MORE METRIC CONNECTIONScentimetermillilitercubic centimeterdecimetercubic decimeter = 1 liter
12. Which of these are Equal to 10?A B C D Number of centiliters in a deciliterNumber ofmeters ina decimeterNumber ofmillimetersin a centimeterNumber ofdecimetersin a centimeter
13. Which of these are Equal to 10?A B C D Number of centiliters in a deciliterNumber ofmeters ina decimeterNumber ofmillimetersin a centimeterNumber ofdecimetersin a centimeter
14. Which are reasonable breakfast portions? 10 grams of pancakes 500 mL orange juice a dekameter sausage a kilogram muffin
15. Which are reasonable breakfast portions? 10 grams of pancakes 500 mL orange juice a dekameter sausage a kilogram muffin
16. An average adult: is 1 hectometer tall Weighs 60 kilograms Has a body temp of 98.6° C. Has about 5 liters of blood.
17. An average adult: is 170 cm tall Weighs 60 kilograms Has a body temp of 98.6° F, or 37°C. Has about 5 liters of blood.
18. A car: weighs 1500 kg has a 75-Liter gas tank travels 96,000 meters/hr has a volume of 110 cubic feet
19. A car: weighs 1500 kg has a 75-Liter gas tank travels 96,000 meters/hr has a volume of 110 cubic feet
20. At birth, which baby might weigh 3 kilograms? elephant gorilla human mountain goat
21. At birth, which baby might weigh 3 kilograms? elephant (105 kg) gorilla (2 kg) human mountain goat
22. Which are true about the weather in St. Louis? Average rainfall: 3 meters Average summer temp: 27° C Average winter temp: 1° C Average snowfall: 5000 mm
23. Which are true about the weather in St. Louis? Average rainfall: 1 meter Average summer temp: 27° C Average winter temp: 1° C Average snowfall: 500 mm
24. GREAT JOB!!!Success!
25. Resources:Image on slide 2Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is available in the public domain; Cropped from original work Image on slide 3Metric system adoption map is available in the public domain; Cropped from original work Images on slide 4 (in order of appearance)Dandelion by Phllippe Put is licensed under CC BY 2.0; Cropped from original work.Mark Sanford (basketball) 02 by Catherine Cranston is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0; Cropped from original workOffice glass door is available in the public domainGolf club is available in the public domain under CC0 Public Domain Image on slide 5Fingernail is a derivative of Fingernails2, which is available in the public domain Image on slide 6Dime on edge by Laura Gilmore is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Images on slide 7Raisin by Cary Bass is licensed under CC BY 2.5Paperclip by OER_Training is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Images on slide 8Kilogram Equivalent by OER_Training is licensed under CC BY 4.0; Kilogram Equivalent is a derivative work of Kitchen Balance by Andrew Fogg licensed under CC BY 2.0, and Grave kilogram standard 1793, available in the public domain, and Oranges available in the public domain under CC0 Public Domain.
26. Resources (cont.):Image on slide 9Liter Water Bottle by OER_Training is licensed under CC BY 4.0Images on slide 10 (clockwise from top left)PV-1000 is used with the permission of teacherfiles.com; Text and arrow addedLiter Water Bottle by OER_Training is licensed under CC BY 4.0Grave kilogram standard 1793 is available in the public domain; Text addedPV-1 is used with the permission of teacherfiles.com Images on slides 14 and 15 (from top to bottom)Buttermilk Pancakes by Kurman Communications, Inc. is licensed under CC BY 2.0Orange Juice is available in the public domainBlueberry Muffin is available in the public domainCooked Newmarket Sausage by Alexbrn is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 Image on slides 16 and 17Aiga toiletsq men is available in the public domain Image on slides 18 and 19Cartoon Car is available in the public domain Image on slides 20 and 21Funny omysha! by Tambako The Jaguar is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0 Background Image on slides 22 and 23Water drop rain falling pouring is available in the public domain under CC0 Public Domain; Cropped from original work.
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