1 gram
(1 g)

Remember, kilo is the prefix
meaning 1000 times.
So, 1 000 g (grams) is the mass
of 1 kg (kilogram).
Pronounced "KILL-oh-gram"
NOT "kill-AH-gram".

Smaller Measurements from a gram

1 milligram
(1 mg)

Remember, milli is the prefix meaning
1 one thousandth (0.001).
So, 1 one thousandth of the
unit of measure gram
being 1 milligram, is
simply written 1 mg

LARGER Measurement from a kilogram

1 tonne
(1 t)

There are exactly
1000 kg (kilograms)
in 1 t (spelled tonne)