Metrics

The 5 Measurements of Metrics

• Distance – meters

• Volume- liters, or cm3

• Mass- grams

• Time- seconds

• Temperature- degrees Celsius/Kelvin

Distance is measured in meters

• 1 meter = 100 cm • 1 meter = 1000 mm• 1 meter = 1,000,000 micrometers • 1 meter = 1,000,000,000 nanometers

1 meter = 39 inches

Volume

• 1 liter = 1000 ml

• 1 liter = 32.2 ounces (oz)

Mass

• 1 gram = 1000 mg

• 1 gram = the size of a paperclip

Time

• 1 second = 1000 ms

• 60 seconds = 1 min.

• How many seconds in 1 Hour?

Temperature

• Temperature is measured in Degrees Celsius or Kelvin

• Degrees Celsius

• ˚C = (˚F – 32)/ 1.8

• K = ˚C + 273