The Metric System

Why the Metric System Matters Measurement Systems Answer the questions as you read over the slides in the Metric System Lesson. They are the same. It makes the system easier to use. c a b b a c SI Prefixes Type the answers EXACTLY as you see them on the slide. Otherwise they will be marked wrong. h 100 nano 0.000000001 giga G 0.000001 kilo 1,000 milli m M 1,000,000 centi 0.01 deci d da 10 Measurement Review Refer back to your Measurement notes and the Metric System Lesson to match the items below appropriately. volume the amount of space an object occupies mass the quantity of matter in an object decigram 1 as big as a gram centimeter 1 of a meter