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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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milli is the PREFIX meaning
1 one thousandth (0.001)

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milli Prefix meaning 1000 times as much	TRUE	FALSE
centi Prefix meaning 1 one hundredth (0.01)	TRUE	FALSE
kilo Prefix meaning 1000 times as much	TRUE	FALSE

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Everyday Metric Units

Metric Prefixes

Metric Symbols

LENGTH

VOLUME

MASS

meter

centimeter

millimeter

kilometer

liter

milliliter

kilogram

gram

milligram

tonne

TEMPERATURE

Inch-Pound System

The Metric System

Convenient Prefix attached in front of
base or derived unit or
unit of measure
OR
the everyday unit of measure
shows quantity, size or value
in 10, 100 and 1000

But for most everyday experience
Prefixes we use 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

BASE
and
Derived UNIT SYMBOL

meter m

liter L

kilogram kg

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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"The Metric
System"

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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)

•
"centimeters milliliters milligrams"
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For most everyday experience
Prefixes
we use
are
milli, centi,
and kilo

Convenient Prefix attached in front of base or derived unit or unit of measure OR the everyday unit of measure shows quantity, size or value in 10, 100 and 1000

But for most everyday experience Prefixes we use are milli, centi, kilo

PREFIX SYMBOL for EVERYDAY USE