Measurement Examples And Worksheet - A-64 Appendix 5 Page 24

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Appendix V Measurement
When a doctor orders that a patient be put on 1,000 cc of dextrose solution, the
request can be expressed in different ways.
1,000 cc
1,000 mL
1 liter
Dextrose
5%
1,000 cc
ANSWERS TO SELF CHECKS
1. 3 cm 2. 47 mm 3. 8.6 m 4. 5,300 mm 5. 0.0000515 km 6. 5,830 g 7. 1.8 g
8. 24,000 mL
V.2
STUDY SET
S E C T I O N
VO C AB UL ARY
10. a.
1 gram
milligrams
Fill in the blanks.
1 kilogram
grams
b.
1.
The meter, the gram, and the liter are basic units of
milliliters
1 liter
11. a.
measurement in the
system.
b.
1 dekaliter
liters
2. a.
The basic unit of length in the metric system is the
1 milliliter
cubic centimeter
12. a.
.
b.
The basic unit of mass in the metric system is the
b.
1 liter
cubic centimeters
.
13.
Write a unit conversion factor to convert
The basic unit of capacity in the metric system is
c.
meters to kilometers
a.
the
.
b.
grams to centigrams
Deka means
.
3. a.
c.
liters to milliliters
b
. Hecto means
.
Use the chart to determine how many decimal places
14.
c.
Kilo means
.
and in which direction to move the decimal point
Deci means
.
4. a.
when converting the following.
b.
Centi means
.
a.
Kilometers to centimeters
c.
Milli means
.
km
hm
dam
m
dm
cm
mm
We can convert from one unit to another in the
5.
b.
Milligrams to grams
metric system using
conversion factors or a
conversion
like that shown below.
kg
hg
dag
g
dg
cg
mg
km
hm
dam
m
dm
cm
mm
Hectoliters to centiliters
c.
The
of an object is a measure of the amount of
6.
kL
hL
daL
L
dL
cL
mL
material in the object.
Match each item with its proper measurement.
15.
The
of an object is determined by the Earth’s
7.
a.
Thickness of a
i.
6,275 km
gravitational pull on the object.
phone book
ii.
2 m
Another metric unit of capacity is the cubic
8.
Length of the
b.
3
6 cm
iii.
, which is represented by the notation cm
,
Amazon River
or, more simply, cc.
Height of a
c.
CO NCEPTS
soccer goal
Match each item with its proper measurement.
16.
Fill in the blanks.
a.
Weight of a giraffe
i.
800 kg
9. a.
1 kilometer
meters
b.
Weight of a paper
ii.
1 g
b.
centimeters
1 meter
clip
325 mg
iii.
millimeters
1 meter
c.
c.
Active ingredient in
an aspirin tablet

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