CHAPTER 2 , LESSON 2

Prepared by :Rhea Mae Alibong

METRIC UNIT

English vs. Metric Units

Which of the following is longer?

• 1 mile or 1 kilometer

• 1 yard or 1 meter

• 1 inch or 1 centimeter

1.6 kilometers

1 mile

1 yard = 0.9444 meters1 inch = 2.54 centimeters

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 is 1⁄299,792,458 of a second.

Metric Units

1 Kilometer (km) = 1000 meters

1 Meter = 100 Centimeters (cm)

1 Meter = 1000 Millimeters (mm)

Metric Units

Which is larger?

• 1 meter or 105 centimeters

• 4 kilometers or 4400 meters

• 12 centimeters or 102 millimeters

• 1200 millimeters or 1 meter

JUMBLED WORDS

• DLIIONAEMSN SIYAANLS

• ITNU IOANRFTC ANS. UNIT FRACTION

• EOIOSNVNRC ANS. CONVERSION

• EARSECTHANS. HECTARES

• ERACS ANS. ACRES

ANS. DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS

IDENTIFICATION

• _______ is equivalent to 2.54 centimetersANS. 1 INCH

• _______ is equal to 0.9 metersANS. 1 YARD

• _______ the basic unit of length for metric measureANS. METER

• _______ is measured in square unitsANS. AREA

• _______ has 2 properties and the value is 1ANS. UNIT FRACTION

WHAT NUMBER SHOULD BE PLACE IN THE BLANK?

• 1000 , ____ , 10 , 1

ANS. 100

• 2.54 , 5.08 , 7.62 ____ANS. 10.16

• 1.6 , 3.2 , ____ , 6.4ANS. 4.8

• 0.9 , 1.8 , 2.7, ____ ANS. 3.6

• 30.38 , ____ ,91.14ANS. 60.76

• 0.001 , 0.01 , ____ANS. 0.1