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Metric Length

The document discusses units of length in both the English and metric systems. It provides conversions between miles, yards, inches, kilometers, meters, centimeters and millimeters. It then focuses on the metric system, defining the meter as the basic unit of length and its subunits and multiples. Examples are given to practice converting between metric units of length.

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Metric Length

The document discusses units of length in both the English and metric systems. It provides conversions between miles, yards, inches, kilometers, meters, centimeters and millimeters. It then focuses on the metric system, defining the meter as the basic unit of length and its subunits and multiples. Examples are given to practice converting between metric units of length.

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Lesson 1:

Length
T. Trimpe 2008 http://sciencespot.net/

English vs. Metric Units


Which is longer?
A. 1 mile or 1 kilometer
B. 1 yard or 1 meter

1 mile
1.6 kilometers

C. 1 inch or 1 centimeter

1 inch = 2.54 centimeters


1 yard = 0.9444 meters
Left Image: http://webapps.lsa.umich.edu/physics/demolab/controls/imagedemosm.aspx?picid=1167
Right Image: http://share.lancealan.com/N800%20ruler.jpg

Metric Units
The basic unit of length in the metric system in the meter and is represented by a
lowercase m.
Standard: The distance traveled by light in absolute vacuum in 1299,792,458 of
a second.
Metric Units
1 Kilometer (km) = 1000 meters
1 Meter = 100 Centimeters (cm)

Click the image to


watch a short video
about the meter.

1 Meter = 1000 Millimeters (mm)


Which is larger?
A. 1 meter or 105 centimeters

C. 12 centimeters or 102 millimeters

B. 4 kilometers or 4400 meters

D. 1200 millimeters or 1 meter

Measuring Length
How many millimeters are in 1 centimeter?
1 centimeter = 10 millimeters

What is the length of the line in centimeters? _______cm


What is the length of the line in millimeters? _______mm

What is the length of the line to the nearest centimeter? ________cm


HINT: Round to the nearest centimeter no decimals.
Ruler: http://www.k12math.com/math-concepts/measurement/ruler-cm.jpg

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