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EVERYDAY BASE UNITS
meter
• liter
• kilogram
Both spellings, meter and
metre,
as well as liter and litre are acceptable
BASE
UNIT meter
length
Derived
UNIT liter
volume
BASE
UNIT kilogram
mass
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Symbols like mL
or mg or mm or kg
or cm
TOGETHER
identify prefix and base
or
derived unit of measure
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meter -
use the symbol - m
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1000 mm = 1 m
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millimeter - mm
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100 cm = 1 m
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centimeter - cm
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1000 m = 1 km
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kilometer - km
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| liter -
use the symbol - L
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1000 mL = 1 L
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milliliter - mL |
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kilogram - use the symbol
- kg
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1 000 mg = 1 g
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milligram - mg
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1 000 g = 1 kg
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kilogram - kg |
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1 000 kg = 1t
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tonne - t
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SEE PAGE 32 for "7 Base Units"
used in Science, Industry and Commerce
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