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The International System of Units is called "SI"
and is the Metric Measurement used in America.
meter (m)
also spelled metre

the base unit for LENGTH

Use the symbol m

A meter is about as long as a baseball bat.
		*A meter can be the length of an average persons long step.*
The height of the handle on a standard door is about 1 meter from the floor.
If a dime is about 1 millimeter thick...	then 1000 dimes placed side by side would be

To measure any length, a meter stick or tape measures accurately without complicated figures or fractions.

Athletic tournaments throughout the world are measured in metric dimensions.

This diving board is
10 meters tall.

An Olympic sized pool is
50 meters long.

Longer Distances like the height of a mountain can be measured in meters...

and so can the length of a bridge

or a waterfall.

Smaller Measurements from a meter

1 centimeter (1 cm)	Remember, centi is the prefix meaning 1 one hundredth of the base unit meter. So, 1 one hundredth of a meter (0.01 m) is simply written 1 cm
Smaller Measurements from a centimeter
₁_millimeter_{(1 mm)}	Remember, milli is the prefix meaning 1 one thousandth (0.001). So 1 one thousandth of the base unit meter, being 1 millimeter is simply written 1 mm
LARGER MEASUREMENT FROM A meter
1 kilometer (1 km)	Remember, kilo is the prefix meaning 1000 times as much. So, one thousand meters (1000 m) being the length of 1 kilometer, is simply written 1 km which is pronounced "KILL-oh-meet-ur" NOT "kill-AH-mit-ur".

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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)

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"centimeters milliliters milligrams"

The International System of Units is called "SI"
and is the Metric Measurement used in America.
meter (m)
also spelled metre

the base unit for LENGTH

Use the symbol m

This diving board is
10 meters tall.

An Olympic sized pool is
50 meters long.

1 centimeter
(1 cm)

Remember, centi is the prefix meaning
1 one hundredth of the base unit meter.
So, 1 one hundredth of a meter (0.01 m)
is simply written 1 cm

Smaller Measurements from a centimeter

₁_millimeter_{(1 mm)}

Remember, milli is the prefix meaning
1 one thousandth (0.001).
So 1 one thousandth of the base unit meter,
being 1 millimeter is simply written 1 mm

LARGER MEASUREMENT FROM A meter

1 kilometer
(1 km)

Remember, kilo is the prefix meaning
1000 times as much.
So, one thousand meters (1000 m)
being the length of 1 kilometer,
is simply written 1 km which is pronounced
"KILL-oh-meet-ur" NOT "kill-AH-mit-ur".

The International System of Units is called "SI" and is the Metric Measurement used in America. meter (m) also spelled metre

the base unit for LENGTH

Use the symbol m

This diving board is 10 meters tall.

An Olympic sized pool is 50 meters long.

1 centimeter (1 cm)

Remember, centi is the prefix meaning 1 one hundredth of the base unit meter. So, 1 one hundredth of a meter (0.01 m) is simply written 1 cm

Smaller Measurements from a centimeter

1 millimeter (1 mm)

Remember, milli is the prefix meaning 1 one thousandth (0.001). So 1 one thousandth of the base unit meter, being 1 millimeter is simply written 1 mm

LARGER MEASUREMENT FROM A meter

1 kilometer (1 km)

Remember, kilo is the prefix meaning 1000 times as much. So, one thousand meters (1000 m) being the length of 1 kilometer, is simply written 1 km which is pronounced "KILL-oh-meet-ur" NOT "kill-AH-mit-ur".

The International System of Units is called "SI"
and is the Metric Measurement used in America.
meter (m)
also spelled metre

This diving board is
10 meters tall.

An Olympic sized pool is
50 meters long.

1 centimeter
(1 cm)

Remember, centi is the prefix meaning
1 one hundredth of the base unit meter.
So, 1 one hundredth of a meter (0.01 m)
is simply written 1 cm

₁_millimeter_{(1 mm)}

Remember, milli is the prefix meaning
1 one thousandth (0.001).
So 1 one thousandth of the base unit meter,
being 1 millimeter is simply written 1 mm

1 kilometer
(1 km)

Remember, kilo is the prefix meaning
1000 times as much.
So, one thousand meters (1000 m)
being the length of 1 kilometer,
is simply written 1 km which is pronounced
"KILL-oh-meet-ur" NOT "kill-AH-mit-ur".