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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!
L - is the SYMBOL for the VOLUME of
DERIVED UNIT liter
•
Prefix Symbols for milli, centi, kilo

TRUE or FALSE - Click One

m - Symbol for the Prefix "milli" meaning 1000 times as much	TRUE	FALSE
c - Symbol for the Prefix "centi" meaning 1 one hundredth (0.01)	TRUE	FALSE
k - Symbol for the Prefix "kilo" meaning 1000 times as much	TRUE	FALSE

Unit Symbols for meter, liter, kilogram
TRUE or FALSE - Click One

m - Symbol for the Base Unit "meter"
TRUE

FALSE

L - Symbol for the Derived Unit "liter"
TRUE

FALSE

kg-Symbol for the Base Unit "milligram"
TRUE

FALSE

EXAMINE YOUR METRIC MEASUREMENT
LEARNING SKILLS
FOR EVERYDAY USE IN AMERICA
Choose From the Following Subjects and Sub-Categories

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

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")

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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VIDEO CLIP

"The Metric
System"

•

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"
VIDEO CLIP

For most everyday experience
Prefixes
we use
are
milli,
centi, and kilo

Your Answer is WRONG! L - is the SYMBOL for the VOLUME of DERIVED UNIT liter • Prefix Symbols for milli, centi, kilo

PREFIX SYMBOL for EVERYDAY USE