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DID YOU KNOW?
that you can divide 1 meter
by exactly 10 equal parts
(10 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm)...

then make a cube (1000 cm³)
of it to fill with water
and you will find that it
contains exactly 1 L (1 liter)
(1000 mL) of water
and is the mass of exactly
1 kg (1 kilogram) (1000 g).
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kilometer (km)

There are exactly 1000 m (meters) in 1 km (1 kilometer)
Pronounced "KILL-oh-meet-ur" NOT "kill-AH-mit-ur"
Use the symbol km
kilo is the Prefix meaning 1 000 times as much

TRUE or FALSE - Check One

*The Base Unit for LENGTH is meter* (m)**	TRUE	FALSE
*There are 100 cm in the length of 1* m**	TRUE	FALSE
*There are 1000 mm in the length of 1* m**	TRUE	FALSE
A meter is about as long as a baseball bat	TRUE	FALSE
There are exactly 100 m in 1 km	TRUE	FALSE

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Everyday Metric Units

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LENGTH

VOLUME

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meter

centimeter

millimeter

kilometer

liter

milliliter

kilogram

gram

milligram

tonne

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The Metric System

Longer Distances are Measured in kilometers
A trip across North America is approximately
7 600 kilometers long.

1 kilometer (1 km)	Remember, kilo is the prefix meaning 1 000 times as much. So, one thousand meters (1000 m) is the length of 1 kilometer and it is simply written 1 km
	Longer distances like lakes and rivers are measured in kilometers
	Going to work or holiday distance is measured in kilometers
A car traveling at 90 km/h is moving at 90 kilometers per hour	ROAD SIGN DRIVING TIP: For example, when you see a sign that is shown as 90 km/h (90 kilometers per hour) and you want a quick conversion to mph (miles per hour) simply multiply 0.6 x 90 in your head and you are going approximately 54 miles per hour. • And that's close enough for everyday purposes.
*1 kilometer per hour (km/h) is equal to .6214 miles per hour*

Smaller from a kilometer

1 meter (1 m)	Remember, kilo is the prefix meaning 1000 times as much. So, one thousand meters (1000 m) being the length of 1 kilometer, is simply written 1 km which is pronounced "KILL-oh-meet-ur" NOT "kill-AH-mit-ur"
Smaller Measurement from a meter
1 centimeter (1 cm)	Remember, centi is the prefix meaning 1 one hundredth of the base unit meter. So, 1 one hundredth of a meter (0.01 m) is simply written 1 cm
Smaller Measurement from a centimeter
_{1 millimeter (1 mm)}	Remember, milli is the prefix meaning 1 one thousandth (0.001). So 1 one thousandth of the base unit meter, being 1 millimeter is simply written 1 mm

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1 cm³ (1 cubic centimeter)

filled with water contains exactly
1 mL (1 milliliter)

and is the mass of exactly
1 g (1 gram)

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"centimeters milliliters milligrams"

There are exactly 1000 m (meters) in 1 km (1 kilometer) Pronounced "KILL-oh-meet-ur" NOT "kill-AH-mit-ur" Use the symbol km kilo is the Prefix meaning 1 000 times as much

Longer Distances are Measured in kilometers A trip across North America is approximately 7 600 kilometers long.

1 kilometer (1 km)

Longer distances like lakes and rivers are measured in kilometers

Going to work or holiday distance is measured in kilometers

1 meter (1 m)

Remember, kilo is the prefix meaning 1000 times as much. So, one thousand meters (1000 m) being the length of 1 kilometer, is simply written 1 km which is pronounced "KILL-oh-meet-ur" NOT "kill-AH-mit-ur"

1 centimeter (1 cm)

Remember, centi is the prefix meaning 1 one hundredth of the base unit meter. So, 1 one hundredth of a meter (0.01 m) is simply written 1 cm

1 millimeter (1 mm)

Remember, milli is the prefix meaning 1 one thousandth (0.001). So 1 one thousandth of the base unit meter, being 1 millimeter is simply written 1 mm

There are exactly 1000 m (meters) in 1 km (1 kilometer)
Pronounced "KILL-oh-meet-ur" NOT "kill-AH-mit-ur"
Use the symbol km
kilo is the Prefix meaning 1 000 times as much

Longer Distances are Measured in kilometers
A trip across North America is approximately
7 600 kilometers long.

1 kilometer
(1 km)

Going to work or holiday
distance is measured in kilometers

1 meter
(1 m)

Remember, kilo is the prefix meaning
1000 times as much.
So, one thousand meters (1000 m) being the length of 1 kilometer,
is simply written 1 km which is pronounced
"KILL-oh-meet-ur" NOT "kill-AH-mit-ur"

1 centimeter
(1 cm)

Remember, centi is the prefix meaning
1 one hundredth of the base unit meter.
So, 1 one hundredth of a meter (0.01 m)
is simply written 1 cm

_{1 millimeter

(1 mm)}

Remember, milli is the prefix meaning
1 one thousandth (0.001).
So 1 one thousandth of the base unit meter, being 1 millimeter
is simply written 1 mm