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kilometer (km)
also spelled
kilometre
Use the symbol km
kilo
is the Prefix meaning
1 000 times as much
There are exactly 1000 m (meters)
in
1 km (1 kilometer)
pronounced
"KILL-oh-meet-ur"
NOT
"kill-AH-mit-ur"
Longer
Distances are Measured in kilometers
A trip across North America is approximately
7 600 kilometers long
Longer distances like
lakes, rivers and roads
are measured in kilometers.
Going to work or holiday,
distance
is measured in kilometers |
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A jog around the park can be measured in kilometers |
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1 kilometer
is about
the length
of
60 train cars
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