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    The document discusses the International System of Units (SI), also known as the metric system, which is used by scientists worldwide for scientific measurements. It lists the basic SI units for measuring length, mass, volume, time, and temperature. Common prefixes and their meanings are provided to indicate multiplying or dividing the basic units by powers of ten. Examples are given for converting between metric units using the "metric sidewalk" method of moving the decimal place right or left. [END SUMMARY]

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    SCIENTIFIC

    MEASUREMENT
    [THE METRIC SYSTEM]

    International System of Units (SI) -


    measurement system used by scientists
    around the world to express
    measurements made in scientific
    investigations [the Metric System].
     Scientists all over the world know and
    use the metric system.
     Below is a list of the basic units of
    the metric system (SI system) and
    the commonly used prefixes with
    their meanings.
    What units are used when
    measuring objects?
     Basic SI units:
    – meters (m) - length
    – grams (g) - mass
    – liters (L) – volume
    – seconds (s) – time
    – Celsius degree (oC.) –
    temperature
     Prefixes: see table →
     The metric system is used
    for all over the world
    (except the USA)
     Used for all SCIENTIFIC
    measurements (incl. the
    USA)
     SI stands for…
    Systeme Internationale
    BASIC UNITS OF THE
    METRIC SYSTEM
    BASIC UNIT PROPERTY
    MEASURED
    meter (m) length

    gram (g) Mass

    liter (L) Volume

    second (s) Time

    Celsius degree (Co) temperature


    COMMON PREFIXES AND
    THEIR MEANINGS
    PREFIX MEANING
    (abbreviation)
    kilo – (k) 1,000 ( 1 thousand)
    hecto – (h) 100 (1 hundred)
    deca- or deka- (da or 10 (ten)
    dk)
    deci- (d) 0.1 ( tenth)
    centi- (c) 0.01 (1 hundreth)
    milli- (m) 0.001 (1 thousandth)
    How are we going to
    remember this???
     King
     Henry’s
     darned
     MONEY (GOLD, LOOT)
     didn’t
     come
     Monday.
    How do we convert in the
    Metric system?

     Walk along the “Metric Sidewalk…..”


    THE METRIC SIDEWALK:

    k h da or dk (unit) d c m

    -Move decimal point to the RIGHT


    if you walk to the RIGHT.

    - Move the decimal point to the


    LEFT if you walk to the LEFT.
    PRACTICE:

    1. 23.675 cm = _____________
    0.0023675
    hm
    2. 56 dm = _____________
    560 cm
    3. 14.356 mg = _____________
    0.00014356 hg
    12,000
    4. 12 kL = _____________ L
    5. 6.98 hg = _____________
    698,000 mg
    6. 9m = _____________
    0.009 km
    0.00006854
    7. 6.854 cL = _____________ kL
    More Practice:
    0.0365
    8. 3.65 mg = _____________ dg
    0.09987
    9. 9.987 g = _____________ hg
    10. 12.203 km = _____________
    12,203,000 mm
    More Practice! Quiz
    Tomorrow!!!
     1. 8.92 m = ________________ cm

     2. 5000 cm = _______________ m

     3. 5 km = __________________ m

     4. 39,000 hm = _____________ m
    Even more practice!

     Kim and Meghan live on opposite sides


    of town. On Sundays they ride their
    bicycles and meet at the soccer field.
    Kim rides 2.3 km, and Meghan rides
    2129 m.
    – (a) Who has the longer ride? __________
    – (b) How did you figure this out.
    Temperature Scales

     Fahrenheit – used in USA


     FP of water = 32 oF.
     BP of water = 212 oF.
     Room temp. = 67 oF.
     Body temp. = 98.6 oF.
    Temperature Scales

     Celsius (Centigrade) – used


    everywhere else
     FP of water = 0 oC.
     BP of water = 100 oC.
     Room temp. = 20 oC.
     Body temp. = 37 oC.
    Temperature Scales

     Kelvin – degrees above absolute zero


     FP of water = 273 oC.
     BP of water = 373 oC.
     0 K = -273 oC.
     O K = -460 oF.
    Measuring Mass

     Triple-beam balance
     First zero the balance
     Move sliders; make it balance
     Measure to nearest 0.01 g
    How could you measure
    the mass of a liquid?
     Step 1 –  Meas. mass of
    grad. cylinder
     Step 2 –  Put liq. in
     Step 3 –  Meas. mass of
    grad. cyl. plus liq.
     Step 4 –  Subtract
     Step 5 –  Add correct units
    Measuring Volume of a liquid

     Graduated cylinder
     NOT a beaker!!!!!
     Read at eye level
     Bottom of meniscus
     1 ml = 1 cm3
    Measuring Volume of a solid

     Cube: V = l3
     Right rectangular prism: V = l w h
     Cylinder: V = (4/3) π r2 h
     Cone: V = (1/3) π r2 h
     Sphere: V = (4/3) π r3
     Irregular solid: use the water
    displacement method!

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