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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 cmณ)
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).
ALL SIMPLY RELATED IN 10!
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PREFIX SYMBOL
for EVERYDAY USE
c
centi
is 1 one hundredth
(0.01)
m
milli
is 1 one thousandth (0.001)
k
kilo
is 1000 times as much
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BASE
and
Derived UNIT
SYMBOL
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milli
1 one thousandth (0.001)
of the base or
derived unit, or unit of measure
use the prefix milli
(as in millimeter OR
milliliter OR
milligram)
centi 1 one hundredth (0.01)
of the base or
derived unit, or unit of measure
use
the prefix
centi (as in centimeter)
kilo 1000 times as much as the
base or derived
unit, or unit of measure use
the prefix kilo (as in kilometer and
kilogram)
(pronounced
"KILL-oh-meet-ur" NOT "kill-AH-mit-ur")
WRITING IS EASY
Symbols like mL or mg
or mm or kg or
cm together
identify Prefix and everyday unit of measure.
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"The
Metric
System" |
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1 cmณ
(1 cubic centimeter) |
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filled with water
contains exactly
1 mL (1 milliliter) |
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and is the
mass
of exactly
1 g (1 gram) |
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"centimeters
milliliters milligrams"
VIDEO CLIP
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For most everyday experience
Prefixes
we use
are
milli, centi
and
kilo
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