PPT-Metric Prefixes & Unit

Conversions Using t he Factor Label Method Scientific Notation Easier way to write very large and very small numbers 983000000 983 x 10 8 000000983 983 x 10 6 Takes advantage of the fact that. Prefixes. reading standard=1.8 Use knowledge of prefixes to determine the meaning of words.. Prefixes. Today we are going to use prefixes to determine the meaning of words.. Determine= figure out. What are going to do today?. ANSWER ON BACK:. 1) Names & abbreviations of the different “metric units” which appear on your collage. 2) What kinds of things do you think each “metric unit” is used to measure?. 3) What “English unit” would you compare each “metric unit” to?. What is a Prefix?. A prefix is an attachment before or in front of an existing word or stem, serving to form a new word or new meaning. . . New . meaning. example: . . “. un-. ” makes a . happy. Can you draw your own “Big G”?. Let’s review customary capacity!. How many cups are in a pint?. How many quarts are in a gallon?. How many pints are in a quart?. How many cups are in a gallon?. 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. 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). Metric System The metric system is based on a base unit that corresponds to a certain kind of measurement Base unit for length = meter Base unit for volume = liter Base unit for mass = gram A prefixes plus a base unit makes up the metric system Prefixes A prefix is placed at the beginning of a word to modify or change its meaning. With Adjectives: They usually give adjectives a negative or an opposite meaning. For example: This chair is 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 . 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. What do we measure most in science?. English. Metric. Metric Symbol. Foot. Volume. Gallon. Pound. Temperature. Fahrenheit. Metric system. What do we measure most in science?. English. Metric. Metric Symbol. I really Thank you for your email. I really appreciate the support that I have received and the opportunity it has given me to reconsider the issues involved as I responded to the many points that con Chapter1 - 1 1.4.5 Prefixes 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.