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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).
ALL SIMPLY
RELATED IN
10!

Your Answer is
WRONG!
centi is the PREFIX meaning
 1 one hundredth (0.01)

TRUE or FALSE - Check One

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

EXAMINE YOUR METRIC MEASUREMENT
LEARNING SKILLS
FOR EVERYDAY USE IN AMERICA

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  - 1 one hundredth (0.01)

m  milli - 1 one thousandth (0.001)

k  kilo - 1000 times
as much

BASE
and
Derived UNIT SYMBOL

meter  m

liter  L

kilogram  kg
 

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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")

WRITING IS EASY
 Symbols like mL or mg or mm or kg or cm together
identify Prefix and everyday unit of measure.
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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)

 


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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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