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Metric System Study Sheet:

Mass: the amount of matter in an object. (a rock has a higher mass than a marshmallow) Matter: anything that has mass and takes up space. (solids, liquids, and gases) Weight: gravity pulling down on an object. (can change according to the amount of gravity space, low
gravity low weight) Prefixes of the metric system: K - kilo H - hecto Da - deka Base meter, liter, gram D - deci C - centi M - milli Meter = length Liter = liquid Gram = mass A triple-beam-balance is used to find the mass of objects. Everyone except the USA uses the metric system to measure.

He can practice converting:

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14.6 mg = ____________ g 100.67 kg = ____________ mg 78.92 hg = ____________ g 55.1 mm = ____________ hm

5. 14.6 mg = ____________ g 6. 100.67 kg = ____________ mg 7. 78.92 hg = ____________g

8. 55.1 mm = ____________hm