The Metric System
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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THE METRIC SYSTEM
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THE METER IS THE BASE UNIT
EACH OTHER UNIT IS A POSTITVE OR NEGATIVE POWER OF 10
THE METER IS 10^0
IT IS 3 FEET AND 3.37 INCHES
THE DEKAMETER IS 10^1 METERS
THATS ABOUT 32 FEET AND 9 INCHES
THE HECTOMETER IS 10^2 METERS
ABOUT 109 AND 1/3 YARDS. A FOOTBALL FIELD
AND NOW FOR NEGATIVE POWERS!!!
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NEGATIVE POWERS OF A METER
- A DECIMETER- 10^-1 METERS
- (TEN OF THE BIG LINES ON THE TOP OF THE RULER)
- A CENTIMETER- 10^-2 METERS (ONE OF THE BIG LINES)
- A MILLIMETER- 10^-3 METERS (ONE OF THE SMALL LINES)
THE MICROMETER- 10^-6 METERS
EUKARYOTIC CELL. THE DNA IS IN THE NUCLEUS. ITS 10-100 MICROMETERS
THIS IS A PROKARYOTIC CELL
IT DOES NOT HAVE THE DNA IN THE NUCLEUS. ITS 1- 5 MICROMETERS
THE NANOMETER- 10^-9 METERS
THATS HOW BIG DNA IS
SO REMEMBER
- THE METER IS THE BASE UNIT
- TO GET ANY OTHER UNIT YOU:
- MULTIPLY BY 10 ONCE FOR EVERY POSITIVE POWER
- DIVIDE BY 10 ONCE FOR EVERY NEGATIVE POWER
- OR MOVE THE DECIMAL TO THE RIGHT FOR POSITIVE AND TO THE LEFT FOR NEGATIVE
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THE METRIC SYSTEM
- IS USED AROUND The WORLD
- IT IS USED ESPECIALLY IN THE SCIENCES BECAUSE IT IS SO SIMPLISTIC
- IT WORKS WITH OPWERS OF 10 AND IS EASILY TRANSFERRED TO OTHER MEASUREMENTS
- (METERS - CENTIMETERS, KILOMETERS - NANOMETERS)
- THIS SYSTEM IS NOT USED IN THE UNITED STATES
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