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The Metric System

• The metric system is a measurement


system based on our decimal (base 10)
number system.

• Other countries and all scientists and


engineers use the metric system for
measurement.
Metric Prefixes
• Metric Units
• The metric system has prefix modifiers that are multiples of
10.

Prefix Symbol Factor Number Factor Word


Kilo- k 1000 Thousand
Hecto- h 100 Hundred
Deca- da or dk 10 Ten
Unit m, l, or g 1 One
Deci- d .1 Tenth
Centi- c .01 Hundredth
Milli- m .001 thousandth
Meters
• Meters measure
length or distance
Gram
• Grams are used to
measure mass or the
weight of an object.
Liters
• Liters measure liquids
or capacity.
Why use the SI System?
In the U.S. we use the
English or use
Scientists Standard
the SI
System, most of the rest
System worldwide
of the world uses the
because:
Metric or SI System.
Measurements are easily understood by all
The SI (International System of Units)
scientists
system is the form
Measurements of measurement
are easier to convert than the
typically used by scientists.
English system
Basic Types of Measurement

Length: measures distance


between
Volume objectsthe amount of space
: measures
something takes up
Mass: measures the amount of
matter in an object
Other Types of measurement include:

 time

 temperature
 density
 PH
Measurement System Comparisons
MEASUREMENT ENGLISH SI SYSTEM
LENGTH Yard / Inch Meter / Centimeter
MASS Ounce / Gram / Kilogram
Pound
VOLUME Quart Liter
TEMPERATURE Fahrenheit Celsius / Kelvin
TIME Second Second
All Measurement systems have standards.
Standards are exact quantities that
everyone agrees to use as a basis of
comparison.
Measurement of energy
expenditure
Estimation of Energy
Expenditure
Calculation of Exercise
Efficiency
% net efficinncy=work output / Energy expended above rest ×100
Factors that influence Exercise
Efficiency
…Work rate and exercise efficiency

…Movement speed and efficiency

…Fiber type and efficiency

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