Metric Units 1
If you need to convert grams to milligrams would you multiply or divide by 1000?
Ex. 5 g = __ mg
What is multiply.
Describe how you would read the liquid level in a graduated cylinder.
The liquid is curved so you must read it so that you are eye level with the water level.
400 g = ______ Kg
What is .4 Kg
13.Davis has 840 cm of rope. How many mm of rope does he have?
What is 8,400 mm
What would be one way of telling which instrument would provide a more accurate measurement?
What is a Scale (more calibrations).
What is a ruler, a graduated cylinder, a thermometer, etc
3.8 dm = ______ cm
What is 38 cm
14. Latasha had 5 L of milk. How many mL of milk does she have?
What is 5000 mL
What do we measure temperature in (metric system)?
What is Celsius.
Which is the correct answer (refer to whiteboard).
What is 8.40 cm
2.2 mm = ______ dm
What is .022 dm
If you are baking cookies and you have 3 kg of baking soda but the recipe calls for g. How many grams would you have?
3000 g
Name the prefixes we have learned from SMALLEST to LARGEST.
micro- (ยต), milli-, centi-, deci-, (base), deca-. hecto-, kilo- (k), mega- (M),
How many places should there be after the decimal in Equipment A?
(Refer to whiteboard)
What is two
4 g = ______ kg
What is .004kg
The metric system became widespread during what war?
French Revolutionary Wars
What would be the best metric unit to use to find the mass of a small rock (skipping rock for a throw across a lake)?
What is a gram?
Name three examples of a base unit?
What is Meters, Grams, Liters, (Seconds), (Joules)
How many places should there be after the decimal in Equipment B?
(refer to whiteboard)
What is one
3kL = ______ mL
What is 3,000,000mL
What is the name for the liquid curve seen in a graduated cylinder?
Meniscus