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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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Your Answer is
WRONG!
m
- is the Symbol for the
PREFIX milli
meaning
1 one thousandth (0.001)
Prefix
Symbols for milli, centi,
kilo
TRUE
or FALSE - Click One
m
- Symbol
for the Prefix "milli"
meaning 1000 times as much |
TRUE |
FALSE |
c -
Symbol for the
Prefix "centi"
meaning 1 one hundredth
(0.01) |
TRUE |
FALSE |
k
- Symbol
for the Prefix "kilo"
meaning 1000 times as much |
TRUE |
FALSE |
Unit
Symbols for meter, liter,
kilogram
TRUE
or FALSE - Click One
m
- Symbol
for the Base Unit "meter" |
TRUE |
FALSE |
L
- Symbol
for the Derived Unit "liter" |
TRUE |
FALSE |
kg-Symbol
for the Base Unit "milligram" |
TRUE |
FALSE |
EXAMINE
YOUR METRIC MEASUREMENT
LEARNING SKILLS
FOR EVERYDAY USE IN AMERICA
Choose From the
Following Subjects
and Sub-Categories
For most everyday experience
Prefixes are
milli, centi,
kilo
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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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Symbols
identify prefix
and base or derived unit
OR everyday unit of measure
together.
Simply
place the prefix in front of the base
or derived unit
like mm
(millimeter), cm (centimeter), km
(kilometer)
or mg (milligram),
kg (kilogram) and mL
(milliliter).
The size or quantity is indicated by the first letter
or prefix symbol and the second letter or symbol identifies
the
base or derived unit.
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
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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"
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For most everyday experience
Prefixes
we use
are
milli, centi,
and
kilo
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