Metric Units

The metric system is a measurement system utilized all over the globe by mathematicians and scientists. This system is centered on multiplication along with division by ten.

There are \(7\) commonly utilized units whenever we are talking about measurement.

Whenever length conversion is involved, one meter is the base unit whilst doing any metric conversion.

Related Topics

• Convert Units of Measurement
• Measurements – Time
• Weight Measurements
• Distance Measurements

There are several metric units utilized to measure area, mass, capacity, and length. For instance, millimeters, meters, centimeters, as well as kilometers are metric units of measurement for length. Grams, along with kilograms, are the units used for measuring weight.

The table below shows the arrangement of metric units

The subsequent table demonstrates the conversion of meters into other units of measurement. 

Gram and kilogram units are used to measure the weight of an object. The table below shows how the units for measuring an object can be converted to each other.

To measure the amount of liquid that an object can hold, we use units such as milliliters and liters.
The following table is used to convert units of capacity.

Tip: Remember, whilst going from bigger units to the lesser units (for instance, kilometers to meters, meters to centimeters, etc.), you multiply the value by an applicable power of ten. In contrast, whilst going from lesser units to bigger units (for instance, millimeters to centimeters, centimeters to meters, and meters to kilometers), divide the value by an applicable power of ten.

Metric Units – Example 1:

Convert to an appropriate Metric unit.

\(4\)meter \(=\)___decimeter

Solution:

\(1\)m \(=10\) decimeter. So, to convert m to decimeter, we should multiply \(4\) by \(10\). Therefore: \(4 × 10=40\). The answer is \(40\) decimeter.

Metric Units – Example 2:

Convert to an appropriate Metric unit.

\(8,000\) milliliter \(=\)___liter

Solution:

\(1\)milliliter= \(\frac{1}{1000}\) liter. So, to convert milliliter to liter we should divide \(8000\) by \(1000\). Therefore: \(\frac{8,000}{1,000}=8\) . The answer is \(8\) liter.

Exercises for Metric Units

Convert to an appropriate Metric unit.

1. \(\color{blue}{0.04kg=?mg}\)
2. \(\color{blue}{23l=?cl}\)
3. \(\color{blue}{14km=?m}\)
4. \(\color{blue}{300cg=?g}\)

1. \(\color{blue}{40,000}\)
2. \(\color{blue}{2,300}\)
3. \(\color{blue}{14,000}\)
4. \(\color{blue}{3}\)