<p> Name ______Date ______Converting within the metric system</p><p>Scientist use a single, standard system of measurement. The official name of the measurement system is SYSTEME INTERNATIONAL d'UNITES (International System of Measurements) or SI.</p><p>The metric system is based on the number 10. Main Units of Measurement Length Volume Mass meter (m) liter (l) gram (g) </p><p>PREFIXES: (all are lower case letters) kilo = k = 1,000 x base unit hecto = h = 100 x base unit deka = da = 10 x base unit deci = d = .1 x base unit centi = c = .01 x base unit milli = m = .001 x base unit </p><p>Using the above values (meter, liter, & gram) as the base, their value can be increased or decreased by moving the decimal point to the right (lowers the value) or left (raises the value).</p><p>Metric Conversion Table Kilo-(k) Base Unit Centi-(c) Milli-(m) (m, l, g) x 1000 meter, gram, liter x 100 1000 1000 1 .01 .001 </p><p>Convert the following values by moving the decimal point the correct number of spaces and in the right direction . </p><p>1. 69.8 meters (m) = ______centimeters (cm)</p><p>2. 152.97 milliliters (ml) = ______liters (l)</p><p>3. 42.67 liters (l) = ______milliliters (ml)</p><p>4. 299.32 kilometers (km) = ______meters (m)</p><p>5. 26 grams (g) = ______kilograms (kg)</p><p>6. 123.43 centigrams (cg) = ______grams (g)</p><p>7. 75.2 liters (l) = ______milliliters (ml)</p><p>8. 456.3 grams (g) = ______kilograms (kg)</p><p>9. 4507.22 kilometers (km) = ______millimeters (mm)</p><p>10. 0.00297456 kilograms (kg) = ______grams (g) Metric System Measurement Conversions</p><p>1000 cl = ______L 120 mm = ______cm 1200 cl = ______L 1. 2. 3.</p><p>2 cm = ______mm 11000 L = ______kl 10 cl = ______ml 4. 5. 6.</p><p>12000 m = ______km 8 g = ______cg 80 ml = ______cl 7. 8. 9.</p><p>3 L = ______cl 2000 L = ______kl 5 cm = ______mm 10. 11. 12.</p><p>900 cm = ______m 11 cg = ______mg 9000 m = ______km 13. 14. 15.</p><p>7000 ml = ______L 5 kg = ______g 60 mm = ______cm 16. 17. 18.</p><p>1 kg = ______g 4000 ml = ______L 1 cl = ______ml 19. 20. 21.</p><p>1100 cl = ______L 10000 g = ______kg 2000 ml = ______L 22. 23. 24.</p><p>7000 L = ______kl 70 ml = ______cl 5 g = ______cg 25. 26. 27.</p><p>9 cl = ______ml 1 g = ______cg 8 kg = ______g 28. 29. 30. </p>