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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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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")
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CLICK
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FOR VIDEO LEARNING!
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VIDEO CLIP
"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"
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For most everyday experience
Prefixes
we use
are
milli, centi,
and
kilo
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