Metric System, The: Unit Conversion: Fluid Volume
This clip explains how to solve unit conversion problems involving fluid volume through the use of the decimal method.
Metric System, The: Metric Units, Prefixes, Equivalences and Abbreviations
This clip presents the units for length, fluid volume and mass used in the Metric System. The clip also provides some of the key prefixes and abbreviations for Metric System units of measurement, as well as unit equivalences.
Metric System, The: Introduction to the Metric System
This clip explains that the United States stands virtually alone in using the U.S. Customary System of Measurement (also known as the English System). Most of the world uses the Metric System. The clip lays out the Metric System equivalences for the...
Measurement and Unit Conversion: Units of Measurement and Denominate Numbers
This clip talks about the important role measurement plays in daily life. The clip also explains that denominate numbers, which consist of a number and a unit, are used whenever something is measured. Finally, the clip mentions the United States Cus...
Fluid Volume: Converting Between Metric and U.S. Customary Systems
This clip explores the conversion of units between the U.S. Customary System and the Metric System. The clip explains that the transition factor for converting from a metric unit to a U.S. unit is 1.06 quarts over 1 liter.
Compound Denominate Numbers: Compound Units
This clip presents several practical problems involving compound units. The problems include calculating a car's speed in miles per minute; the number of gallons of gas used; the force per square foot exerted by a waterbed; and the speed of sound ex...
Fluid Volume: Practical Problems: Converting Between Metric and U.S. Customary Systems
This clip provides practical problems that are solved by converting between metric and U.S. units. The problems include figuring out a hospital's requirements for antiseptic solution, the capacity of an automobile's gas tank, the amount of cough syr...
Fluid Volume: Measuring With Cubic Units
This clip explains that fluid units are not the only means by which to measure the volume inside a container. "We can also measure volume with cubic units," the clip states. "Both volumes measure the same amount of space; these are just different wa...
Fluid Volume: Summary: Fluid Volume
This clip reviews the key points in the lesson on fluid volume, including the equivalences for units in the U.S. Customary System and the Metric System. The clip also re-visits the idea that it's possible to convert between units of fluid volume and...
Fluid Volume: Metric Units of Fluid Volume
This clip includes a number of metric conversion problems. The clip explains that, although there are 6 equivalences for fluid volume in the Metric System, '
we'll only use the one that contains the common metric units 'liter' and 'milliliter'."