Metric system

- form of measurement, formally called the International System of Units (S.I.)

*Benefits: it's a decimal system and units of measurement linked to units of other categories of measurement.

Units differ by a factor or power of 10

Measurement Prefixes

- consistent across categories of measurement.

Kilo-

1,000 meters

kilometer (km)

Hecto-

100 meters

hectometer (hm)

Deka-

10 meters

dekameter (dam)

Deci-

1/10 meter

decimeter (dm)

Centi-

1/100 meter

centimeter (cm)

Milli-

1/1000

millimeter (mm)

Units of Capacity

Liters (basic unit of measurement)

ex: 1000 milliliters (mL) = 1 liter (L)

Units of Mass/Weight

Kilogram (basic measurement) - weight w/gravitational force (mass doesn't change)

1000 grams (g) = 1 kilogram (kg)

1000 milligrams (mg) = 1 gram (g)