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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
CORRECT!
meter (m)
is the base unit for LENGTH
Use the symbol m

TRUE or FALSE - Check One

The Base Unit for LENGTH is meter	TRUE	FALSE
The Derived Unit for VOLUME is meter	TRUE	FALSE
The Base Unit for MASS is kilogram	TRUE	FALSE

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FOR EVERYDAY USE IN AMERICA

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

A meter is about as long
as a
baseball bat.

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"

Your Answer is
CORRECT!
meter (m)
is 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".

Your Answer is CORRECT! meter (m) is 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".

Your Answer is
CORRECT!
meter (m)
is 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

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".