PDF-METRIC IMPERIAL UNIT CONVERSION TABLE

LINEAR MEASURE LENGTHDISTANCE IMPERIAL METRIC 1 inch 254 millimetres 1 foot 12 inches 03048 metre 1 yard 3 feet 09144 metre 1 statute mile 1760 yards 16093 kilometres 1 naut. rice Industries Limited 2011. Imperial dimensions are converted to metric and rounded to the nearest millimetre. ENGINEERING GUIDE - RADIANT PRODUCTS ENGINEERING GUIDE - RADIANT PRODUCTS . How to convert within the metric system. © Copyright 2003 - 2004.  M. J. Krech. All rights reserved.. The Metric System. is based on sets of 10.. 1 x 10 = 10. 10 X 10 = 100. 10 x 100 = 1,000. T. Trimpe 2008 http://sciencespot.net/. So How Do I Do A Metric Conversion?. We will be using a method called The Stair-step Method of Metric Conversion.. It requires two things; one, that you be able to count to 6, and two, that you know your left from your right.. Unit 4. Measurement – Basic Units. The International System of Units (SI) (1.10). Current definitions of the seven base SI units. Review of exponential notation (Appendix A-1). Metric prefixes and their . Necessary in science and engineering to work across different systems of measurement or to express quantities in different units within a single system. Conversion factor . Multiplied by a quantity to convert the quantity to . Solve unit conversion problems.. Use dimensional analysis to convert between metric units.. Determine the meaning of common metric prefixes.. Use dimensional analysis to convert between metric and non-metric units.. The numbers are only half of a measurement.. It is 10 long.. 10 what?. Numbers without units are meaningless.. How many feet in a yard?. A mile?. A rod?. The Metric System. Easier to use because it is a decimal system.. 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. Customary Measurement. Length. Weight. Capacity. Length. Units of measurement: inches, feet, yards, miles. Conversions:. 12 inches = 1 foot. 3 feet = 1 yard. 1,760 yards = 1 mile. Conversion tables. 2 yards = _____ feet. 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. T. Trimpe 2008 http://sciencespot.net/. Purpose of the Metric System:. The metric system is a system of weights and . measures implemented . in 1795 in France. .. Scientists . around the world use it as the international standard to clearly communicate data.. Understand how to use the metric system to measure in science.. Understand how to convert units.. Understand why we need to convert units.. SI Units. Base Units. Time – second (s). Length – meter (m). The greatest Chemistry Teacher this world has ever known. International System of Measurement. Internationally used system of measurement known as the “Metric System” . Benefits of Using the Metric System. METRIC TO ENGLISH . ENGLISH TO METRIC. King Henry died / drinking chocolate milk. KILO-. HECTO-. DEKA-. UNIT NAME. m L g. deci. -. centi. -. milli. -. 10. X. 10. Convert 0.526 kilograms to decigrams.