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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!
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EVERYDAY
PREFIXES
EXAM
milli, centi,
kilo
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
Choose From the
Following Subjects
and Sub-Categories
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DANCE
ALONG!
CLICK
ON DANCER
REMOVE HAND
FROM MOUSE
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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
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BASE
and
Derived UNIT
SYMBOL
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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.
CLICK ON PICTURES TO
LEARN METRIC!
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" |
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1 cm³ (1 cubic centimeter) |
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filled with water
contains exactly
1 mL (1 milliliter) |
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and is the
mass of exactly
1 g (1 gram) |
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"centimeters
milliliters milligrams"
VIDEO CLIP |
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For most everyday experience
Prefixes
we use
are
milli, centi
and
kilo
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