HowStuffWorks
Search HowStuffWorks and the web
Video
|
RSS
|
Random
HSW Home
Videos
Adventure
Animals
Auto
Computer
Electronics
Entertainment
Food
Geography
Health
History
Home & Garden
Money
People
Science
Earth Science ▼
Climate & Weather
Geology
Geophysics
Green Science
Green Technology
Natural Disasters
Oceanography
Engineering ▼
Aviation
Buildings & Structures
Devices
Internal Combustion
Materials Science
Robotics
Transportation Infrastructure
Vehicles & Equipment
Everyday Science
Life Science ▼
Biological Fields
Botany
Cellular & Microscopic Biology
Conservation
Evolution
Fungi
Genetic Science
Military ▼
Explosives
Firearms
Future Military
Aircraft
Branches
Navy
Soldiers
Stealth Technologies
Tanks & Fighting Vehicles
Physical Science ▼
Acoustics
Chemistry
Electricity
Energy Production
Forensic Science
History of Physical Science
Nuclear Science
Optics
Physics
Space ▼
Astronomy
Future Space
Spaceflight
Space Exploration
Space Transportation Systems
Supernatural Science ▼
Afterlife
Aliens & UFOs
Extra Sensory Perceptions
Strange Creatures
Unexplained Phenomena
Home
>
Videos
>
Science
>
Everyday Science
Scientific Method: Units in Metric System
E-mail This
Facebook
Digg This
Yahoo! Buzz
StumbleUpon
TwitThis
Reddit
Recommend
E-mail This
Facebook
Digg This
Yahoo! Buzz
StumbleUpon
TwitThis
Reddit
The metric system is a base 10 system, and changing one unit to another involves moving the decimal point and changing the prefix, i.e., 1.5 l = 1500 milliliters.
Related Article:
Learn more about the scientific method.
most watched: everyday science videos
E-mail This
Facebook
Digg This
Yahoo! Buzz
StumbleUpon
TwitThis
Reddit
How Dry Cleaning Works (1:32)
How Fireworks Work (1:18)
How Sunglasses Work (1:08)
How Kryptos Works (2:49)
The Science of High Heeled Shoes (1:36)
recently added: everyday science videos
Time Warp: Machines Mashup (1:07)
SciQ Podbusters: Future Changes (0:31)
Brink: What Did We Learn?: The Key to Generosity (0:35)
Brink: What Did We Learn?: Progress (0:54)
Brink: What Did We Learn?: Intelligent Life (0:57)
Search HowStuffWorks and the web