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INSTANT METRIC
eBook
PAGE 2
TABLE of CONTENTS
PAGE 3
Evolution of
Archaic Measurement
PAGE 4 - Inch-Pound
PAGE 6 - "SI" Relates
PAGE 8
The Metric System
PAGE 10 - Prefixes
PAGE 11 - Symbols
PAGE 12
Everyday Base Units
PAGE 13 - meter
PAGE 15 - centimeter
PAGE 17 - millimeter 
PAGE 19 - kilometer
PAGE 21 - liter
PAGE 22 - milliliter
PAGE 24 - kilogram
PAGE 26 - gram
PAGE 28 - milligram
PAGE 29 - tonne
PAGE 31 
Temperature 
PAGE 32
7 Base Units
PAGE 34
HOW THE METRIC SYSTEM WORKS
PAGE 35 - Summary
OTHER USEFUL LINKS
FREE METRIC POSTERS
METRIC EXAMS!
INSTANT METRIC CONVERSION TABLES
United Metric States
 
 

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The Base Unit for MASS is
kilogram (kg)
Use the symbol kg

 

Remember, kilo is the prefix for 1000 times as much.
So, one thousand grams (1000 g)
is simply written 1 kg (1 kilogram)

 

 

This package of ground meat is
about 1 kg (1 kilogram).

A new born baby can be about the mass of
3 kg...
and a six week old puppy can be
as heavy as 1 kg.

A 5 kg roast can easily serve
over 10 or 12 people.

This 22 kilogram salmon is about 1 meter long.

 

  

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